Nari Ward Addresses Social Issues with Powerful Artworks Made of Trash

Jamaica-born, Harlem-based artist Nari Ward champions a creative practice that is both unconventional and commendable. Since the early 1990s, Ward has been scavenging dumped articles throughout the streets of New York City to create dynamic multimedia artworks spanning sculptures, paintings, and installations. Plastic bottles, fire hoses, strollers, and shoelaces are his choice of materials to create his socio-politically charged works that are now on display at a momentous survey in Manhattan's...