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Nari Ward

Duty Colossus 2023, dhow boat, metal, hemlock wood, bamboo, metal chimney, copper drum, used forniture and plexiglass, dimensions variable

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Duty Colossus 2023, dhow boat, metal, hemlock wood, bamboo, metal chimney, copper drum, used forniture and plexiglass, dimensions variable

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Prayer III 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Prayer III 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Prayer IIIII 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Prayer IIIII 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Radiant Scan #811 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Radiant Scan #811 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Radiant Scan #637 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Radiant Scan #637 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker

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Prayer for the Living 2023, exhibition view, GALLERIA CONTINUA / Dubai. Photo: Musthafa Aboobacker

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Prayer for the Living 2023, exhibition view, GALLERIA CONTINUA / Dubai. Photo: Musthafa Aboobacker

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Prayer for the Living 2023, exhibition view, GALLERIA CONTINUA / Dubai. Photo: Musthafa Aboobacker

Nari Ward

Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano

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Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano

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Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano

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Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano

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Black-Spangled Banner 2022, american flag banner, security tags, rope, tassels, metal rod, 182 x 122 x 10 cm. Photo: Andrea Rossetti

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Black-Spangled Banner 2022, american flag banner, security tags, rope, tassels, metal rod, 182 x 122 x 10 cm. Photo: Andrea Rossetti

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Restin' Sweet Slumber 2022, patinated copper, copper nails, wood, 121 x 121 x 7 cm

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Down Doors (Maroon) 2011, old door, pockets, feathers, parachute, 210 x 98 x 21 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio

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Down Doors (Sea Green) 2011, old door, pockets, feathers, parachute, 240 x 100 x 25 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio

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Down Doors (Qing) 2011, old door, pockets, feathers, parachute, 206 x 150 x 41 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio

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Win+G 2011, used shoes, feathers, pockets, 110 x 80 x 90 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio

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Pass Series: Blushing Nude 2018, dog bone, iron, Revlon lipstick, pedestal, 30 x 30 x 150 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio

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Pass Series: Wine with Everything 2018, dog bone, iron, Revlon lipstick, pedestal, 30 x 30 x 150 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio

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Roshambo 2011 scissors, shoe laces, 80 x 45 x 4 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio

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Ballast of Miracles 2018, resin, found objects, KEU2001, iron, concrete, variable dimensions. Exhibition view: 'Holding Patterns' per 'Arte - impresa - territorio. Nari Ward', Villa Pacchiani, Santa Croce sull'Arno, 2018. Ph. Ela Bialkowska OKNO Studio

Nari Ward

BEYOND, 2013, balloon, metal, glass bottles, ropes, paper, 620 x 302 x 302 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska

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BEYOND, 2013, balloon, metal, glass bottles, ropes, paper, 620 x 302 x 302 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska

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BEYOND, 2013, balloon, metal, glass bottles, ropes, paper, 620 x 302 x 302 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska

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Canned Smiles, 2013, 2 cans, mirrors, smiles, h 4,7 x Ø 9 cm

Nari Ward

Stroller Sprouts, 2013, walking sticks, bamboo, clay, glue, bottles, seeds, copper wire, range height: 109 -128,5 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith

Nari Ward

Stroller Sprouts, 2013, walking sticks, bamboo, clay, glue, bottles, seeds, copper wire, range height: 109 -128,5 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith

Nari Ward

Untold, 2013, bottles, metal structure, paper sheets, metal wire, 500 x 360 x 150 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith

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Untold, 2013, bottles, metal structure, paper sheets, metal wire, 500 x 360 x 150 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith

Nari Ward

Stallers - series, 2013, 19 strollers, reinforcement steel bars, hammocks, concrete, 235 x 140 x 80 cm each. Installation view at MITICO 2023, Castello di Casole, Tuscany. Photo Marco Valmarana

Nari Ward

Stallers - series, 2013, 19 strollers, reinforcement steel bars, hammocks, concrete, 235 x 140 x 80 cm each. Installation view at MITICO 2023, Castello di Casole, Tuscany. Photo Marco Valmarana

Nari Ward

Stallers - series, 2013, 19 strollers, reinforcement steel bars, hammocks, concrete, 235 x 140 x 80 cm each. Installation view at MITICO 2023, Castello di Casole, Tuscany. Photo Marco Valmarana

Nari Ward

Mission Accomplished I & II, 2013, 90-80 kg metal cubes, confetti, 36 x 32 x 32 cm and 32 x 32 x 32 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith

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Mission Accomplished I & II, 2013, 90-80 kg metal cubes, confetti, 36 x 32 x 32 cm and 32 x 32 x 32 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith

Nari Ward

TranStranger Cafe, 2012, tables, cups, coffee, 280 x 190 x 350 cm

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TranStranger Cafe, 2012, tables, cups, coffee, 280 x 190 x 350 cm

Nari Ward

CarouSoul, 2011
ropes, tyres, shoe tips and tongue, laces
624,8 x 365,8 x 365,8 cm

Nari Ward

CarouSoul, 2011
ropes, tyres, shoe tips and tongue, laces
624,8 x 365,8 x 365,8 cm

Reinterpreting components of society

Nari Ward’s work often includes the practice of collecting objects from his surrounding environment, creating juxtapositions that leave their meaning open to viewers and often recall important historic and social moments. He is known for his sculptural installations composed of found and collected material. He has repurposed objects such as baby strollers, shopping carts, bottles, doors, television sets, cash registers and shoelaces, among other materials.
His approach recalls the many folk traditions of his native Jamaica as well as the material variety of Harlem where Nari Ward has lived and worked for the past decades. Nari Ward does not hesitate however to research specific contexts from all around the world to discover and present the various tensions between traditions and change. Ward often uses semantics, architecture and diverse structural forms to reflect on power balances, national identity, racism and the historical memory which contributes and affects the behavior of citizens and shapes our contemporary society.
Amongst his recent exhibitions we mention: “Clapping with Stones: Art and Acts of Resistance”, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, NY 2019; “We The People”, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston TX 2019; “We The People”, New Museum, New York, NY 2019; “Nari Ward: Sun Splashed”, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA, 2017; “Nari Ward: Sun Splashed”, The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia PA, 2016; ; “Nari Ward: Sun Splashed”, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami FL, 2015 and “Terre Vulnerabili: a growing exhibition”, Hangar Bicocca, Milan Italy, 2010. 

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