California African American Museum
No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992
Los Angeles, CA • opened 2017

“No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992” presents largely overlooked but critical moments in the modern history of Los Angeles. Taken together, they provide an overview of the fabric of our city aimed at helping the visitor piece together the fragments that led to the uprising in the spring of 1992, when the acquittal of four white police officers who had beaten a black man, Rodney King, provoked six days of violence.

The design of the exhibit places CAAM at the center of an important conversation about how a society moves forward to solve problems like racism, endemic poverty, joblessness and homelessness and asks visitors to reflect upon a difficult shared history and how it relates to the state of affairs in the world today. It ends with this question: “In the midst of today’s political climate, how can we bring change to unify ourselves?”. Visitors are encouraged to leave behind their ideas on wall tags for how to bring about positive change.

Developed with Picnic Design. Red Cape Studio was hired to design the physical layout and structures for the exhibition.

Photographer: Brian Forrest

Core77 Design Award 2018
- Design for Social Impact - Runner Up

IDSA IDEA Awards - Finalist 2018