The Thinker: A CMA Blog

March 10, 2017 by cmoore

Artists have long been inspired the elegance, independence, curiosity, and comfort-seeking of domestic cats. A clowder of cats from the collection, prints that are rarely on view, offer a glimpse of artists’ relationships with cats as their muses and companions.

Albert Oehlen: Woods near Oehle In the News

March 8, 2017 by cmoore

Albert Oehlen: Woods near Oehle closes this Sun, 3/12.

This Week at the CMA: Last Chace to see #CMAoehlen, Make & Take, Meditation in the Galleries, Second Sundays, and More

March 6, 2017 by cmoore

Check out these five must-attend events this week at the CMA!

#MIXatCMA: Vino is TONIGHT

March 3, 2017 by cmoore

#MIXatCMA returns TONIGHT with MIX: Vino! Wine and the history of art are inextricably linked. Celebrate this millennia-old libation with tastings in the atrium, wine-themed tours of the collection, and a live performance of gypsy jazz music by Hot Djang!

NOW OPEN: The CMA's Newly Reinstalled Contemporary Art Galleries

March 1, 2017 by cmoore

The CMA's newly reinstalled contemporary art galleries are NOW OPEN. The galleries feature recent acquisitions on view for the first time, and rarely seen masterworks back on view such as "Lot's Wife" by Anselm Kiefer (picture number 3).

This Week at the CMA: MIX Vino, Music in the Galleries, Film Series: Basquiat on Film

February 27, 2017 by cmoore

Check out these five must-attend events this week at the CMA!

The Crossing: David Lang's "Lifespan" Performance

February 24, 2017 by cmoore

As part of its 2016-2017 Performing Arts Series, the Cleveland Museum of Art presented The Crossing performing “Lifespan” by David Lang, created for an installation by Allora and Calzadilla. Didn't get a chance to see the performance in person? Check out the video above!