Starting Feb. 12, the Columbus Museum of Art will showcase work from an American sculptor with over 50 years of work.
Melvin Edwards: Five Decades will be held from Feb. 12-May 8. Edward’s works primarily features welded steel, though he is perhaps best known for his ongoing series Lynch Fragments, which serves as an artistic commentary of the social and political turmoil of the civil rights movement.
“Melvin Edwards’ work often deals with a history of racial injustice that we, as a society, are still grappling with today,” says CMA Curator of Contemporary Art Tyler Cann in a written statement, “and it approaches this subject matter using an artistic language that is both abstract and emotionally powerful.”
Melvin Edwards, Ame Eghan (Rocker), 1975 Welded steel, 12 ½ x 19 ½ x 19 ½ inches (31.8 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm) Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York; Stephen Friedman Gallery, London © 2015 Melvin Edwards / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photo by Jeffrey Sturges
For over 50 years, Edward’s work has feature a wide array of artistic works that combine creativity with social commentary. Melvin Edwards: Five Decades will feature a recreation by artists of these works, in addition to midsize and large-scale sculptures.
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