James Melchert - Changes - 2010

Internationally renowned ceramist James Melchert restaged Changes, a "happening" that had not been performed since 1972, for the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston's group exhibition Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft. Melchert worked with volunteers in this meditative performance that involves wet clay slip and its effects upon the body. This video documents the performance, which took place at CAMH on June 12, 2010. Melchert was one of 19 artists whose work was featured in the exhibition. Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft, curated by CAMH curator Valerie Cassel Oliver, explored the innovative means by which artists continue to expand the traditional boundaries of art and craft. Through the integration of performance, the artists featured in the exhibition have broadened the context of craft for contemporary times. The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston presented sculptural objects, environments, and site-specific installations along with photography and video, documenting performances, as well as a series of live performance events.


James Melchert
Changes, 2010
June 12, 2010, 2-3pm
6:26
Video ©2010 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Video and editing John Carrithers

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• Changes
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• contemporary art
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Why hasn't anybody commented or rated this video? Great camerawork.