Installation view
Worlds Otherwise Hidden, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Worlds Otherwise Hidden, May 17-September 2, 2018.
Courtesy Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Installation view
Worlds Otherwise Hidden, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Worlds Otherwise Hidden, May 17-September 2, 2018.
Courtesy Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Installation view
Worlds Otherwise Hidden, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Worlds Otherwise Hidden, May 17-September 2, 2018.
Courtesy Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Nari Ward, Sun Splashed
Installation view
The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
June 24–August 22, 2016
© The Barnes Foundation
NARI WARD
Smart Tree, 2016
A High Line Commission, April 2016–March 2017.
Photo by Timothy Schenck. Courtesy Friends of the High Line
Nari Ward: Sun Splashed
Installation view at Pérez Art Museum Miami
November 19, 2015-March 6, 2016
Photo: Studio LHOOQ
Nari Ward, Breathing Directions
Installation view
September 9 - November 1, 2015
Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong.
Nari Ward, Breathing Directions
Installation view
September 9 - November 1, 2015
Courtesy of the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong.
Nari Ward: So Called
Installation view,
SCAD Museum of Art
February 5 - June 27, 2015
Photo: John McKinnon
Courtesy the artist, SCAD, and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong
NARI WARD
Breathing Panel: Oriented Right, 2015
oak wood, copper sheet, copper nails, darkening patina
96 x 120 x 1.25 inches
243.8 x 304.8 x 3.2 cm
LM21716
NARI WARD
Breathing Panel #4, 2015
oak wood, copper sheet, copper nails, darkening patina
62 x 50 x 1.75 inches
157.5 x 127 x 4.4 cm
LM21707
NARI WARD
Spellbound, 2015
salvaged store, piano, used keys, spanish moss, light, audio and video elements
55 x 30 x 62 inches
139.7 x 76.2 x 157.5 cm
Videographer: Steven Rose, Audio composer: Austin Nelson
Commissioned by SCAD Museum of Art
LM20938
NARI WARD
Oprama, 2014
shoelaces, shipping barrel
72 x 44 x 16 inches (overall approx. with laces hanging)
182.9 x 111.8 x 40.6 cm
16 x 44 x 16 inches (barrel approx.)
40.6 x 111.8 x 40.6 cm
LM21268
Nari Ward
Amazing Grace, 1993
Installation view, NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
New Museum, New York
January 17 – April 21, 2013
Courtesy New Museum, New York
NARI WARD
Bottle Field, 2013
bottle, stool, cane, chalk boards, seeds, education poster, springs, compass, clay
73 x 17 x 19 inches
184.2 x 43.2 x 38.1 cm
LM18847
Nari Ward, Liberty and Orders
Installation view
Lehmann Maupin, 201 Chrystie Street, New York
March 29-April 21, 2012
NARI WARD
T.P. Reign Bow, 2012
wood, blue tarp, brass grommets, zippers, human hair, taxidermy fox
224 x 156 x 270 inches
569 x 396.2 x 685.8 cm
LM16117
NARI WARD
Homeland Sweet Homeland, 2012
cloth, plastic, megaphones, razor wire, feathers, chains, and silver spoons
100 x 64 x 10 inches
254 x 162.6 x 25.4 cm
In collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA
LM15893
NARI WARD
Blank Scale, 2012
blankets, clothes, wood, chain
96 x 108 x 44 inches
243.8 x 274.3 x 111.8 cm
LM16030
NARI WARD
Great Reburn, 2012
plexiglass, aluminum, linen, flag ash, gesso, aluminet shade cloth
40 x 64 x 17 inches
101.6 x 162.6 x 43.2 cm
LM16041
NARI WARD
We the People, 2011
shoelaces
LM15178
photo by Will Brown
Courtesy of the Fabric Workshop and Museum
NARI WARD
SoulSoil, 2011
earth, ceramic toilet fixtures, shoes, broom and mop handles, acrylic and polyurethane
236 x 236 x 236 inches (approximately)
599.4 x 599.4 x 599.4 cm
Installation view, HangarBicocca
Photo: Agostino Osio
NARI WARD
Mango Tourist, 2011
foam, battery canisters, Sprague Electric Company resistors and capacitors, mango pits
8 figures, each approximately 120 inches
Installation view, MASS MoCA
LM14929
NARI WARD, LIVESupport
Installation view
Lehmann Maupin, 540 West 26th Street, New York
February 25 – April 24, 2010
NARI WARD
CarouSoul, 2011
rope, tires, metal support, shoe tips, shoe tongues, and tire rims
246 x 144 x 144 inches
624.8 x 365.8 x 365.8 cm
LM14501
NARI WARD
China Idle, 2010
used shoes, car tires, metal, screws
86.5 x 39.5 x 39.5 inches
219.7 x 100.3 x 100.3 cm
LM13144
NARI WARD
Palace LiquorsouL, 2010
metal and neon sign, wood with artificial flowers, shoelaces and shoe tips
186 x 31 x 21 inches
472.4 x 78.7 x 53.3 cm
LM12941
NARI WARD
Riot Gate Skull side view, 2010
stencil ink, metal gates, shoe tips and laces, 3 mil vinyl with images
76 x 53 x 5 inches
193 x 134.6 x 12.7 cm
LM12925
NARI WARD
Star of life, 2010
stencil ink, vinyl Chase construction banner, felt weather seal, metallic fabric
68.5 x 68.5 x 2 inches
174 x 174 x 5.1 cm
LM12943
NARI WARD
AfroChase, 2010
stencil ink, vinyl Chase construction banner, cowrie shells, afro picks, felt weather seal
44 x 91 x 1.5 inches
111.8 x 231.1 x 3.8 cm
LM12928
NARI WARD
The new dress, 2010
stencil ink and psychological study cards on paper
16 x 20 inches
40.6 x 50.8 cm
LM12944
NARI WARD
Live Ball, 2010
shoe laces installation
112 x 76 inches
284.5 x 193 cm
LM13966
NARI WARD
Swing, 2010
shoe tips, car tire, shoe tongues, rope
32 x 32 x 16 inches (tire)
81.3 x 81.3 x 40.6 cm
rope length variable
LM13968
NARI WARD
Diamond Gym: Action Network, 2008
Installation view, Prospect.1 New Orleans
Battle Ground Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA
November 1, 2008 – January 18, 2009
NARI WARD
Land, 2006
metal, parachute materials, barrier cloth, wheels, wood, and audio
196.85 x 39.37 x 157.48 inches
500 x 100 x 400 cm
Installation view, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
LM13272
NARI WARD
Airplane Tears, 2005
found TV backs and facial tissue
dimensions variable
LM12882
NARI WARD
Crusader, 2005
plastic bags, metal, shopping cart, tropy elements, tar extract, chandelier, plastic containers
110 x 51 x 52 inches
Installation view, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
279.4 x 129.5 x 132.1 cm
LM13324
NARI WARD
Glory, 2004
oil barrel, fluorescent & ultraviolet tubes, computer parts, dvd, parrot audio, plexiglass, fan, camera casing elements, paint cans, cement, towels and rubber roofing membrane
dimensions variable
Installation view, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
LM13225
NARI WARD
Geography: Bottle Messenger, 2002
Bottles, lettres, wire and metal frame
900 x 400 cm
Installation view, Mudam Luxembourg