Nari Ward, Amazing Grace

Sculpture

Lower East Side

Until Sun Apr 21

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Time Out says

Thu Jan 17 2013

As part of its survey of ’90s art titled, “NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star,” the New Museum presents this ambitious 1993 installation by artist Nari Ward in its adjacent space, Studio 231. Originally mounted in an abandoned firehouse in Harlem, Amazing Grace resembles a kind of post-apocalyptic landscape of discarded baby strollers and fire hoses, all culled from the surrounding neighborhood by the artist. Beyond suggesting that buildings in minority neighborhoods were more prone to fires due the neglect of landlords, the work evokes the social cost of that indifference. It's characteristic of Ward's ongoing examination of race and its relationship to the urban environment.

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Categories:
Art. Installation. Mixed media. Sculpture
Facilities:
Accessible facilities
Good for:
Activities for a spare hour. After-work crowd. Dating. Date night. First date. Mood. Chill
Event type:
Exhibitions

New Museum of Contemporary Art

235 Bowery, (at Prince St), New York Hide map/details

Sun Feb 17

$14, seniors $12, students $10, children under 18 free. Thu 7–9pm free..

- 11:00am

Address:
New Museum of Contemporary Art 235 Bowery
Lower East Side
New York

Cross Street:
at Prince St
Phone:
212-219-1222
Website:
newmuseum.org
Opening hours:
Wed, Fri–Sun 11am–6pm; Thu 11am–9pm
Transport:
Subway: J, Z to Bowery; 6 to Spring St
Price:
$14, seniors $12, students $10, children under 18 free. Thu 7–9pm free.
Map
1. New Museum of Contemporary Art
  - 235 Bowery
    Lower East Side
    New York
  - 212-219-1222
  - newmuseum.org
  - 40.722419,-73.993124