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Melvin Edwards at City Hall Park

Known for semi-abstract and often small-scale sculpture including the ‘Lynch Fragments’ series recently on view at the New Museum, Melvin Edwards takes over the south entrance to City Hall Park via Public Art Fund with this large-scale sculpture depicting broken chains.  Titled ‘Brighter Days’ the exhibition’s curving minimal forms enhances the attractiveness of the message displayed – freedom from bondage.  (On view through Nov 28th).

Melvin Edwards, ‘Song of the Broken Chains’ in installation view of ‘Brighter Days’ at City Hall Park, summer 2021.

Melvin Edwards in ‘Sidelined’ at Galerie Lelong

As a young man, Melvin Edwards chose a career in art over football, but explains that the physicality of the sport remained in his sculpture.  He explores a more critical consideration of the game in Goal Line Stance, a steel sculpture from 2017 that stands out in Galerie Lelong’s current show – an exhibition prompted by NFL players’ protests against social injustice (On view through Feb 17th in Chelsea).

Melvin Edwards, Goal Line Stance, 2017, welded steel, 15.25 x 11.5 x 14.5 inches, 2017.