Scrawlspace’ visually reimagines texts from artists via the Black experience

Brenika Banks, New York Amsterdam News, January 9, 2025

Exhibitions are boldly educating the public on important writings and the transfer of knowledge. “Scrawlspace,” a recent exhibition curated by Lucia Olubunmi Momoh and Emily Alesandrini, was formerly on view at The 8th Floor, an independent exhibition and event space. The exhibit spotlighted a group of artists visually reimagining and exploring language, texts and writings epitomizing the Black experience. Pieces in the show displayed obscured texts and images created from alphabets, as well as graphics and other writing visuals, contributing to the concept of the evolution of words beyond their present meaning.

 

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