A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020
A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 is a 2020 black resin sculpture, sculpted by Marc Quinn and modelled on Jen Reid; both Quinn and Reid are credited as artists. It depicts Reid, a black female protester, raising her arm in a Black Power salute. It was erected surreptitiously in the city centre of Bristol, England, in the early morning of 15 July 2020. It was placed on the empty plinth from which a 19th-century statue of Edward Colston, who had been involved in the Atlantic slave trade, had been toppled, defaced and pushed into the city's harbour by George Floyd protesters the previous month. The statue was removed by Bristol City Council the day after it was installed.
| A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020 | |
|---|---|
The statue as placed on 15 July 2020 | |
| Artist | Marc Quinn and Jen Reid |
| Completion date | 2020 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Resin and steel |
| Subject | Jen Reid |
| Condition | Figure removed |
| Location | Bristol, England |
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