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Duke Riley’s Poly S. Tyrene Memorial Maritime Museum series, reenvisions the traditional maritime craft of scrimshaw through the use of bottles, containers, and other found plastic beach trash. 

The work shown here—with an iconic symbol reimagined—is displayed in a case with 15 other objects depicting New York landmarks. 

This series is part of 250 other new and recent works of Riley’s are on view through April 23, 2023.

Duke Riley has long been interested in maritime history, folklore, and local customs – particularly around New York's waterways. Riley’s faceted glass artwork, “Be Good or Be Gone” (2011) at Beach 98 St (A,S) station in #Queens, features the iconic view of the houses on stilts seen from the A train as it crosses Broad Channel.

Raise your hand if you’ll never look at discarded tampon applicators the same way again. 🙋

In honor of the final week of DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash, we’re here to remind you on behalf of Duke Riley to help keep our waterways clean.

This exhibition is overflowing with Riley’s cleverness including: parodies of YouTube tutorials from an alter ego “Duke the Fisherman,” a fully functioning chandelier (or “Boozalier”) made from empty mini liquor bottles, display cases filled with contemporary interpretations of scrimshaw depicting international business executives that the artist identifies as responsible for the perpetuation of single-use plastics, and so much more.

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Diamonds are forever, but so is plastic trash. 🎣💞

Look closely and you’ll see these lovely lures are no ordinary bait and tackle. As part of DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash, Duke Riley fashioned DIY fishing lures out of plastic collected from the Brooklyn waterfront as well as trash from the streets of New York City.The tube of lipstick at-center seems quite apropos. Happy #ValentinesDay, everyone! 

See the inventive ways Riley salvaged single-use plastic in the context of contemporary environmental dilemmas as part of #DukeRileyBkM through April 23. 

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Embark on a time-traveling adventure to far-off places without ever leaving the city through our collection highlights and exhibitions.

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It’s not just the start of summer, today is also #WorldOceansDay! 

In DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash, Duke Riley (@dukerileystudio) interrogates the consequences of modern human lives upon the natural environment and links the early history of global trade, colonization, and displacement to the overdevelopment of waterfront regions and the ongoing contamination of Brooklyn’s waterways.

The exhibition is an attention-grabbing reminder of the importance of our local waterways and the crucial role the global waters play in our lives.

Learn more about #DukeRileyBkM and plan your visit.

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When school’s out, Summer Camp is in! 😎

Young artists ages 8–10 and 11–13 are in for a real artistic adventure with this summer’s schedule inspired by our exhibitions and collections:

✍️ July 3–7: Sculpture and animation inspired by DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash 🎨  July 31–August 4: Mixed media and photography inspired by Africa Fashion

Learn more about Summer Camp, including scholarship opportunities (available on a first-come, first-served basis) and save your spot: https://bit.ly/summercampbkm 

Not even a little cloudy weather can rain on our creativity. Get inside and get inspired at the Museum this weekend. ⁠

Share your visit with us using #MyBkM for a chance to be featured on our social media channels! ⁠