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With Sesay's solo presentation, the works harken to particular locations in Oakland—restaurants, bars, and gathering spaces. Here, the state of reverie and the inevitable passing of time takes on the cartographical wherein Sesay recalls and supposes place. The precision of material attributes of each establishment becomes secondary as it is Sesay's sense of place which structure these works. Hung as a series of windows, each painting is framed by a brown rectangle painted directly onto the gallery wall extending to the floor; each piece offers a peek into an interior scene that …