Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads
Design Milk
MAY 27, 2021
Haile Selassie, Demond Melancon, 2010 Photo: Christopher Porché West. The massive suits he creates, and wears as a Black Master in ceremonial battles on Mardi Gras day, are sculptural forms based on his own body. I branched out to show them that beading can be contemporary art, can be fine art.
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