Duty Colossus 2023, dhow boat, metal, hemlock wood, bamboo, metal chimney, copper drum, used forniture and plexiglass, dimensions variable
Duty Colossus 2023, dhow boat, metal, hemlock wood, bamboo, metal chimney, copper drum, used forniture and plexiglass, dimensions variable
Prayer III 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Prayer III 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Prayer IIIII 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Prayer IIIII 2023, patinated copper sheet, copper nails, and darkening patina, 29,5 x 29,5 x 7,5 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Radiant Scan #811 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Radiant Scan #811 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Radiant Scan #637 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Radiant Scan #637 2013-2023, photo on wood, copper nails, 46 x 54 x 3 cm. Photo: Musthafa Aboobaker
Prayer for the Living 2023, exhibition view, GALLERIA CONTINUA / Dubai. Photo: Musthafa Aboobacker
Prayer for the Living 2023, exhibition view, GALLERIA CONTINUA / Dubai. Photo: Musthafa Aboobacker
Prayer for the Living 2023, exhibition view, GALLERIA CONTINUA / Dubai. Photo: Musthafa Aboobacker
Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano
Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano
Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano
Gilded Darkness exhibition view, Centro Balneare Romano, Milano, 2022, curated by Massimiliano Gioni. Photo: Marco De Scalzi. Courtesy Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano
Black-Spangled Banner 2022, american flag banner, security tags, rope, tassels, metal rod, 182 x 122 x 10 cm. Photo: Andrea Rossetti
Black-Spangled Banner 2022, american flag banner, security tags, rope, tassels, metal rod, 182 x 122 x 10 cm. Photo: Andrea Rossetti
Restin' Sweet Slumber 2022, patinated copper, copper nails, wood, 121 x 121 x 7 cm
Down Doors (Maroon) 2011, old door, pockets, feathers, parachute, 210 x 98 x 21 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Down Doors (Sea Green) 2011, old door, pockets, feathers, parachute, 240 x 100 x 25 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Down Doors (Qing) 2011, old door, pockets, feathers, parachute, 206 x 150 x 41 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Win+G 2011, used shoes, feathers, pockets, 110 x 80 x 90 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Pass Series: Blushing Nude 2018, dog bone, iron, Revlon lipstick, pedestal, 30 x 30 x 150 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Pass Series: Wine with Everything 2018, dog bone, iron, Revlon lipstick, pedestal, 30 x 30 x 150 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Roshambo 2011 scissors, shoe laces, 80 x 45 x 4 cm. Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
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
BEYOND, 2013, balloon, metal, glass bottles, ropes, paper, 620 x 302 x 302 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska
BEYOND, 2013, balloon, metal, glass bottles, ropes, paper, 620 x 302 x 302 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska
BEYOND, 2013, balloon, metal, glass bottles, ropes, paper, 620 x 302 x 302 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska
Canned Smiles, 2013, 2 cans, mirrors, smiles, h 4,7 x Ø 9 cm
Stroller Sprouts, 2013, walking sticks, bamboo, clay, glue, bottles, seeds, copper wire, range height: 109 -128,5 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Stroller Sprouts, 2013, walking sticks, bamboo, clay, glue, bottles, seeds, copper wire, range height: 109 -128,5 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Untold, 2013, bottles, metal structure, paper sheets, metal wire, 500 x 360 x 150 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Untold, 2013, bottles, metal structure, paper sheets, metal wire, 500 x 360 x 150 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
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
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
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
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
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
TranStranger Cafe, 2012, tables, cups, coffee, 280 x 190 x 350 cm
TranStranger Cafe, 2012, tables, cups, coffee, 280 x 190 x 350 cm
CarouSoul, 2011 ropes, tyres, shoe tips and tongue, laces 624,8 x 365,8 x 365,8 cm
CarouSoul, 2011 ropes, tyres, shoe tips and tongue, laces 624,8 x 365,8 x 365,8 cm
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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