Marcos Rosales’s first solo show in New York, “Excerpts from the Demons of Diversity,” presented an exhaustive contemplation of selected words. The exhibition title refers to a collection of stream-of-consciousness writings authored by the artist; the featured sculptures and paintings detail his fixation on particular texts from the collection. On a formal level, each work mimics the written page by showcasing black characters against a blank white surface. The three paintings resemble graffiti; created with smooth enamel paint, they feature illegible word layered over each other. Some letters can be distinguished, but the stylization of the letters and the overlapping words crowding on top orbit comprehension of any individual word. Despite the incoherence of the text, the paintings have symmetry and a sense of control. Their neatly graphic quality makes them resemble templates or preliminary sketches.