February 28, 2025
6:00 pm
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
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.