Inspired by the historical Pattern and Decoration movement of the mid-1970s and its impact across our region, Step & Repeat highlights 46 Southern California artists who engage with themes of pattern and decoration. The exhibition seeks to create a dialogue around those concepts, encompassing both direct explorations of the subject and works that approach it peripherally.

Step & Repeat delves into the exploration of patterns as both physical and psychological occurrences, emphasizing their repetitive and systematic qualities. The works on view explore how patterns manifest in tangible forms while also reflecting the physical and internal, mental processes they evoke.

 Other themes explored in the exhibition include issues around feminism and domesticity, implications of altered states of consciousness such as meditation and flow states, and psychedelic aesthetics. By situating these themes within the broader context of pattern and decoration, Step & Repeat offers a multidimensional exploration of the ways in which artistic practices intersect with personal, cultural and historical narratives. Curated by Nancy Meyer and John Weston.