RAMMELLZEE: THE EQUATION: The Letter Racers
The Suzanne Geiss Company
76 Grand Street
New York, NY
“In order for hell to freeze over the Letters must race” _RAMMELLZEE
Rammellzee’s manifestoes “Iconoclast Panzerism” and “Gothic Futurism” explored graffiti’s ability to liberate the transcendental powers of the alphabet that had been corrupted by Western culture. A manifestation of the artist’s theories, his Letter Racers were created over more than 15 years in his storied loft, The Battle Station. The exhibition marked the first time the Letter Racers were shown in New York.
“In the 14th Century the monks ornamented and illustrated the manuscripts of letters. In the 21st and 22nd century the letters of the alphabet through competition are now armamented for letter racing and galactic battles. This was made possible by a secret equation know as THE RAMMELLZEE.”
Suspended in the interstice between the metaphysical and the material, the 52 Letter Racers displayed are poised to activate and attack. Constructed from urban detritus - Canal Street perfume caps, spray can triggers, and king’s crown air fresheners - they are objects of human experience refracted and reconfigured to create a revised language of urban existence.
