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Nari Ward

Miami Beach, FL – November 18, 2015 – Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) Museum Circle members joined for a special preview of the museum’s latest special exhibition, Nari Ward: Sun Splashed. Guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as Tallawah Mento Band, presented by The Rhythm Foundation, performed live. Sun Splashed is the largest survey of the artist’s work to date and offers a close consideration of his diverse production. Taken together, Ward’s oeuvre speaks with penetrating insight and imagination to a broad range of themes, including African- American history and culture, the dynamics of power and politics, and Caribbean diaspora identity. Nari Ward: Sun Splashed is organized by Pérez Art Museum Miami Associate Curator Diana Nawi. This exhibition is presented by Citi with generous support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support was received from the Funding Arts Network. Valuable support for the exhibition catalogue was provided by Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, and Havana, and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong. Additional in-kind support provided by Gander & White.

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Nari Ward

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Tobias Ostrander, Nari Ward, & Jorge Pérez

4-Tobias Ostrander, Tami Katz-Freiman, Mera Rubell, & Jessica Sirmans

Tobias Ostrander, Tami Katz-Freiman, Mera Rubell, & Jessica Sirmans

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Monique Hayes

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Nari Ward

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Diana Nawi & Nari Ward

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Diana Nawi & Nari Ward

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Nari Ward & Diana Nawi

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Christopher Gentile, Peter Garcia, Marsha Fogel, Clarity Sredni, Markus Thiel, & Gary Schwartz

20.5-Leann Standish & Pieter A. Bockweg1

Leann Standish & Pieter A. Bockweg

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Leann Standish, Walid & Susie Wahab

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Walid & Susie Wahab

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Nari Ward

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Nira & Nari Ward

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Nari Ward & Diana Nawi

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Xaun Fletcher, Nira & Nari Ward, Monique Walcott, Diana Nawi, & Steven Rose

30-Aaron Podhurst, Timothy Schmand, Frank Carollo,  Franklin Sirmans, & Bruno A. Barreiro

Aaron Podhurst, Timothy Schmand, Frank Carollo, Franklin Sirmans, & Bruno A. Barreiro

31-Tobias Ostrander, Mylene Pionilla, & Steven Rose

Tobias Ostrander, Mylene Pionilla, & Steven Rose

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Mylene Pionilla, Adler Guerrier, & Steven Rose

32-Christopher Gentile, Clarity Sredni, & Peter Garcia

Christopher Gentile, Clarity Sredni, & Peter Garcia

33-Bill Kleh, Tobias Ostrander, & Patty Kleh

Bill Kleh, Tobias Ostrander, & Patty Kleh

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Ira Hall & Adler Guerrier

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Ira Hall, Leann Standish, & Adler Guerrier

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Diana Nawi

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Marilyn Holifield, Noel Kirnon, & Diana Nawi

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Diana Nawi, Noel Kirnon, Franklin Sirmans, & Marilyn Holifield

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Diana Nawi & Nari Ward

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Domini Gibbs, Frank Carollo, Franklin Sirmans, Bruno A. Barreiro, & Loreta M. Sanchez

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Noel Kirnon & Marilyn Holifield

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Tami Katz-Freiman & Mooli Freiman

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60-Jason Orzechowski, Richard Holm, Charmaine Holm, & Andrea Beckford

Jason Orzechowski, Richard & Charmaine Holm, & Andrea Beckford

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Jacques Holzmann & Adriana Joseph

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Ivan Sanchez & Greg Kendall

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Kathryn & Dan Mikesell

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Greg Kendall, Kandy Kramer, & Hal Philipps

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Nari Ward

Rachel Benmeir, Nina Johnson-Milewski, & Roy Benmeir

Rachel Benmeir, Nina Johnson-Milewski, & Roy Benmeir

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