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Fred Giampietro Gallery is pleased to present the recent work of Enrico Riley in an exhibition titled, "Direct Legacy"
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Direct Legacy brings together new and recent paintings that are part of an unfolding and evolving cycle of works that investigates themes of historical and contemporary violence, martyrdom, grief, and the middle passage. The paintings resist a linear narrative and rather suggest different readings and interpretations based on their proximity to one another.
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In a recent statement Riley explains that his most recent works, "are part of an ongoing body of …