Movie Night: The Melt Goes on Forever

Event Date:

February 28, 2025

Event Time:

6:00 pm

Event Location:

Theater at Riverfront Museum Park

The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art + Times of David Hammons
Friday, February 28th | 6 PM | $5 (Free for museum members)

Riverfront Museum Park Theater | 711 N Main St. Rockford

“A chronicle of the elusive Black American art star David Hammons whose category-defying career radically seeks to fuse the dominant culture and his own into a new one for the 21st century.

The Melt Goes On Forever chronicles the singular career of the elusive African-American art star David Hammons from Watts rebellion era ’60s L.A. to global art world prominence today. Hammons’ category-defying practice – rooted in a deep critique of American society and the elite art world – is in the words of one art critic ‘an invitation to confront the fissures between races’ as the artist seeks to go beyond the dominant culture and his own to a new one for the 21st century.

Featuring eminent artists, curators, and critics, a rich trove of archival footage, animation, and an evocative soundscape, The Melt is a record of the work of an artist who constantly defies the establishment and remains subversive at every turn.”  themeltfilm.com

Watch the trailer here.

Registration not required.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Rockford Area Arts Council which receives support from the City of Rockford, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and its members.

Who: Adults

  • Theater at Riverfront Museum Park
  • 711 N Main Street
  • Rockford
  • IL
  • 61103
  • USA

Event Schedule Details

  • February 28, 2025 6:00 pm   -   8:00 pm
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