The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons

Released May 5, 2023

1h 41m

Documentary

Biography

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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."

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Sarah-Tai Black

Los Angeles Times

The film’s focus on tracing Hammons’ work through capital, be it social or monetary, leaves the film with a bottom-heavy feeling of what can only be described as ick.

Jun 2, 2023

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Christopher Knight

Los Angeles Times

The film is absorbing anyhow, minus the artist’s retrospective musings, thanks to contributions from many smart and observant artists and others.

May 31, 2023

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Wesley Morris

New York Times

The title feels crucial to the aim of this movie, a sly, toasty, piquant consideration of Hammons’s conceptual art, the way it mocks and eludes easy ownership.

May 4, 2023

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Hope Madden

MaddWolf

Documentarians Harold Crooks and Judd Tully share countless similar anecdotes as they unveil, layer upon layer, something of what Hammons meant to an art world desperately in need of him.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 21, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Lively artist biopic documentary on the little known reclusive and unique Black artist David Hammons.

Rated: B

May 20, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Fascinating and illuminating. If you're unfamiliar with Hammons' work, prepare to be concurrently intrigued by his artwork and surprised that he's not more widely known as an artist.

May 4, 2023

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Harold Crooks

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Judd Tully

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David Hammons

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Harold Crooks

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Judd Tully

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Lisa Cortes

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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."

Director: Harold Crooks, Judd Tully
Producer: Lisa Cortes, Rea David Tully
Screenwriter: Harold Crooks, Harold Crooks
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co: Rosie Filmwaze
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 5, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 4, 2023
Runtime: 1h 41m

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