5/11/2023 0 Comments Home of the brave park![]() National symbols like the American flag and the Declaration of Independence hold multiple meanings for historically under-represented groups, and Ward’s work conveys the dualities within. ![]() In the past several decades we have seen a rise in anti-immigration sentiment across our country. Ward challenges viewers to consider the conflicting attitudes towards immigration in the United States. “As a curator,” Kinsel says, “it is especially exciting to be able to provide a platform for Ward’s work. Nari Ward, Copper II, G.O.A.T., 2017 Concrete, sand, fiberglass, red, green and white pigment, rebar, copper, and patina on washing machine drum, 104 x 30 x 10 in. Ward received the Vilcek Prize in Fine Arts in 2017 for his body of found-object assemblage artwork that invites both public discourse and intimate dialogue on topics including race, poverty, and Black and Caribbean diasporic identities. Ward has lived in the New York City area ever since, earning his BA at Hunter College and his MFA at Brooklyn College. Nari Ward was born in Jamaica and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 12 the family settled in Brooklyn, New York.
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