Melvin Edwards is included in the group installation series Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica at Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom on view from June 11–September 6, 2026.
Barbican Centre's press release follows:
The term Pan-Africanism refers to a broad spectrum of political and philosophical movements advocating anti-colonial resistance and transnational solidarity amongst peoples of African descent. While it has long been recognised as a galvanising force in 20th-century global history, Project a Black Planet is the first major exhibition to consider both its influence on visual art and culture, and the critical role of artists in shaping Pan-African visions.
The exhibition presents work produced across Africa, Brazil, the Caribbean, North America and Western Europe. The symbolic site of Panafrica is presented not as a fixed territory but as a conceptual terrain where rupture, dissent, and collective imagination converge in the pursuit of emancipatory futures.
