Duke Riley
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 1972.

Lives and works in New York City. He received his MFA from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, in 2006. Recent projects include Those Who Are About to Die Salute You, a mock Roman naval battle performance as part of his current solo exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art, the First St. Patrick's Day Parade in Havana, Cuba during the Tenth Havana Biennial; solo exhibitions at Magnan Projects, New York, White Box, New York; his work has also been exhibited at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, and the American Natural History Museum, New York.

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Open Letter to Hugo Chavez Regarding the Return of Petty's Island to the Laird Kingdom

Posted January 26, 2010 | 11:59:42 (EST)

Petty's Island is a tiny island situated in the middle of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden. In 1850, Ralston Laird emigrated from Donegal to Philadelphia. Shortly after his arrival, he set off for Petty's Island, where he married, had ten children, and declared himself King. The generous king...

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