Melvin Edwards Retrospective at Palais de Tokyo
For those unfamiliar with the work of Melvin Edwards, a new Palais de Tokyo retrospective, curated by Naomi Beckwith, provides an unprecedented crash course in the artist’s singular material genius. Edwards never adds more than he must to make you feel everything. Spanning six decades of welded steel, chain, and barbed wire, the exhibition reveals how Edwards has turned the detritus of industry into a language of remembrance and resistance.
