Artist Nari Ward
Episode description
WELCOME TO SEASON 2 OF ART FROM THE OUTSIDE!!
We are so excited to kick off season two with the innovative artist Nari Ward! Originally from Jamaica; Ward works across a variety of media including: sculpture, installation, performance, photography and video.
He is best known for his use of found-objects, such as baby strollers, cash registers and shoelaces, to compose sculptural installations that provoke complex thoughts regarding racism, poverty, and consumer culture.
Ward earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from City University of New York, Hunter College and a Master of Fine Arts from Brooklyn College.
His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles; and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas - just to name a few.
In addition, Ward is the recipient of numerous honors including the Fellowship Award from United States Artists; the Rome Prize from American Academy of Rome; and awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts - among many others.
Some artists discussed in this episode:
- Piero Manzoni
- Mark Rothko
- Jacob Lawrence
- Romare Bearden
- David Hammons
- Howardena Pindell
- Lee Bontecou
- Melvin Edwards
- Betye Saar
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