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    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Melvin Edwards, Untitled, c. 1974
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Melvin Edwards, Untitled, c. 1974
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Melvin Edwards, Untitled, c. 1974
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    Melvin Edwards

    Untitled, c. 1974
    Spray paint on paper
    24 x 18 in
    60.96 x 45.72 cm
    ME844

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    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Melvin Edwards, Untitled, 1982
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    Melvin Edwards's untitled drawing (c. 1974) features traces of chain rendered using spray paint. The resulting composition resembles the gestural lines of a delicate drawing. However, the bright colors of...
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    Melvin Edwards's untitled drawing (c. 1974) features traces of chain rendered using spray paint. The resulting composition resembles the gestural lines of a delicate drawing. However, the bright colors of the spray paint belie the chain’s more sinister associations: while chain can signify human connection, it is also a symbol of bondage and oppression. As a result, there is a destabilizing disjunction between the ephemeral quality of the image and the foreboding implement it references.
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