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Arsenal Contemporary Art New York is pleased to present Alphabetic Image, a group exhibition consisting of 27 artists and collectives. The show addresses the representation of letters, words, and text through an eclectic range of practices that explore language as a medium.

There is a rich history of artists experimenting with the dynamic intersection of text and image, perhaps most notably in the 20th century avant-garde movements of Cubism, Dada and Pop Art. Today, graffiti, memes, and commercial signage regularly impact the strategies with which artists employ text.

With recent social …