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Galerie Lelong & Co., New York, is pleased to present a solo exhibition of works by Ficre Ghebreyesus, the late artist’s first solo exhibition in New York City, and his first with the gallery. Gate to the Blue extends the previous online presentation to the physical gallery space and introduces new paintings, with a large majority of works presented to the public for the first time.

Ghebreyesus passed away unexpectedly at the age of fifty in 2012, leaving behind a visual narrative and language distinguishably his own. Borrowing the title from one of his works, Gate to the Blue suggests …