Winter/Spring 2015–16
Elsewhere by Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator
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Completely Biased, Entirely Opinionated Hot Picks Nari Ward: Sun Splashed November 19, 2015– February 21, 2016 Pérez Art Museum Miami Miami, FL pamm.org Sun Splashed features the wildly immersive work of Nari Ward from across more than twenty years, dating back to his Studio Museum residency in 1992–93. This mid-career retrospective is the largest exhibition to date of Ward’s found-object sculptures and installations, as well as lesser-known aspects of his practice such as photography, video and collage. His practice has pushed the boundaries of sculpture and installation, and reshaped their very definitions in contemporary art. Ward’s work challenges viewers’ perceptions of familiar objects and experiences, while examining themes of black history and culture, power and political dynamics, and Caribbean diasporic identity.
Nari Ward Scandal Bag; History Feeds Mistrust (detail), 2015 Courtesy the artist; Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins and Havana; and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong Photo: Steven Rose