MELEHI, a documentary by Shalom Gorewitz

MELEHI, a documentary by Shalom Gorewitz, (New York, 1984) a film commissioned by The Bronx Museum of the Arts about the artistic process and influences behind ’s works and achievements for his solo exhibition at the Museum in 1984. 26min. © Courtesy of Shalom Gorewitz and The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Archives SM. When the retrospective Mohamed Melehi: Recent Paintings opened at New York’s Bronx Museum of the Arts in 1984, it was the first large-scale solo exhibition in the US for an artist from North Africa.⁠ ⁠ A landmark in Melehi’s artistic trajectory, the exhibition gave the artist an opportunity to reconnect with the American art scene, which he had experienced so vividly between 1962 and 1964.⁠ ⁠ In an attempt to highlight the importance of this event, the Bronx Museum commissioned American video artist Shalom Gorewitz to produce a documentary film about Melehi.⁠ Filmed in Morocco, MELEHI sees Gorewitz and Melehi return to the art