The Kunsthalle Bern is showing the first exhibition in Switzerland by the American artist Melvin Edwards.

The Kunsthalle Bern is showing the first exhibition of the American artist Melvin Edwards in Switzerland. Melvin Edwards began his artistic career in the early 1960s - at the height of the American civil rights movement. Since then, he has been regarded as a formative voice in contemporary African-American art. His work deals with the history of racism, labor and violence - intertwined themes that are in close exchange with historical moments: enslavement and segregation in the USA, the civil rights movement, Pan-Africanism and the ongoing dialogue between the African cultural diaspora, African-American artists and artists from the African continent.


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