Nari Ward
If We Must Die

If We Must Die

© Nari Ward. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and London.

If We Must Die
If We Must Die
ArtistAmerican, born Jamaica 1963
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • If We Must Die
Date2022
MediumShoelaces
DimensionsOverall: 66 1/2 × 101 1/2 × 1 in. (168.9 × 257.8 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2023.276
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 309
Exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Lehmann Maupin]
Exhibition HistoryNari Ward: I’ll Take You There; A Proclamation, Lehmann Maupin, New York. April 28 – June 4, 2022.
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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