This fall, the esteemed career of Jim Melchert (1932-2023) will be the focus of a long-overdue survey exhibition and first-ever monograph of one of America’s great artists. Melchert challenged ceramic traditions of expression, form, and function and helped elevate the medium’s acceptance into mainstream contemporary sculpture. He is often described as ‘the great philosopher of the post-war craft movement.’ The exhibition, curated by Griff Williams, presents over 60 artworks spanning six decades of Melchert’s esteemed and influential career. Beginning with his involvement with the California Funk movement, groundbreaking 1970s performances and work in conceptual art, the exhibition also showcases many of the thrilling broken tile works that preoccupied the artist at the end of his long career.

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 18, 5 - 7pm

Book Launch: Saturday, November 1, 3 - 5pm

Film Screening: Tell Them We Were Here, Saturday, November 15, 7pm

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