The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA) proudly announces Duke Riley: O’er the Wide and Plastic Sea, opening with an Exhibition Preview reception on Thursday, February 6, 2025, and welcoming the public on Friday, February 7. This exhibition showcases two decades of work by contemporary American artist Duke Riley, a New England native now based in Brooklyn, whose work has been widely exhibited nationally and internationally. Riley is known for his innovative installations, videos, sculptures, and drawings inspired by maritime and nautical history. His works, which evoke the aesthetics and imagery of early Americana and maritime craft, are rooted in folkloric narrative while addressing contemporary issues. The solo exhibition highlights several bodies of work shown together for the first time as…
