George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

October 29 – December 23, 2022

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Exhibition walkthrough of Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent, 2022

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Installation view at RYAN LEE Gallery

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Installation view at RYAN LEE Gallery

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Installation view at RYAN LEE Gallery

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Installation view at RYAN LEE Gallery

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Installation view at RYAN LEE Gallery

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Voyage Through The Mirror Of The Inland Sea To The Island Of Liberation , 2017

Oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches (101.6 x 152.4 cm)

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Agosto, 1810 The Tiberio Approaching Bahia de Todos os Santos From Angola / O Tiberio Aproximando Bahia de Todos os Santos de Angola , 2022

Oil and human hair on canvas, 72 x 48 inches (182.9 x 121.9 cm)

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

The Nightmare of Captains Montez and Ruiz. The Caravel Amistad Adrift Between Havana and Montauk Point / La pesadilla de los capitanes Montez y Ruiz. La Carabela Amistad a la deriva entre Habana y Montauk Point , 2020

Oil, chalk and human hair on canvas, 48 x 58 inches (121.9 x 147.3 cm)

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Approaching Port-au-Prince from Grand Bassam / A l’approche de Port-au-Prince depuis Grand Bassam , 2021

Oil and chalk on canvas, 48 1/2 x 72 1/2 inches (123.2 x 184.2 cm)

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

Somewhere on the Trail From The Zambezi to Luanda / Em algum lugar no caminho entre O Zambézia e Luanda , 2021

Oil on canvas with human hair, 48 x 72 inches (121.9 x 182.9 cm)

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George Nelson Preston | Afro-Atlantica: The Aqueous Continent

The Mask Remembers The Wake Of The Caravels/ La Máscara recuerda la estela de las carabelas , 2016

Oil and acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.4 cm)

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