Abecedarium: NYC's photostream

Recalling the mystery that the alphabet once was for all of us, ABECEDARIUM: NYC uses animation and original video material to explore evocative relationships between words and their meanings. Inspired by the complex and dynamic history of books designed to teach the alphabet, ABECEDARIUM: NYC encourages participants to reflect on the history, politics, and culture – both above and below ground -- of New York City through the exploration of a series of 26 unfamiliar, yet intriguing, words and their definitions.

Funded by the New York State Council on the Arts.