Melvin Edwards: Lots of Work to Do, Alexander Gray Associates, New York City. Discussion Participants: Sculptors Garth Evans, Jock Ireland and Brandt Junceau.
Video and images by Emily Nam. Editing by Rachael Bohlander. Recorded December 2024.
Comments for discussion are welcome.
Sculpture Forum 
To me the wall pieces are about mutilation, not only the form that is mutilated (the human body) but they also contain the tools and constraints used in the mutilation. The coloration suggests burning, charring. When a mutilation is extreme the form changes dramatically into something completely different than it’s original state.
That worktable form may be a torture devise. A very strong and grim statement by the artist. Coming to grips with America’s dark past.
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Hello dear peop
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Hello. I have another exhibiti
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I love the wall sculptures. The surface quality of the metal is gorgeous. I usually don’t like an agglomerate of components, but here they meld together visually, and even evoke a feeling of nostalgia.
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