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Tales and Textiles: Spotlight on Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250-1900 (Part I)
September 6, 2013 by RGoodwin

In Luxuriance: Silks from Islamic Lands, 1250–1900, the most distinguished areas of the world highlighted include textiles from Islamic lands including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Spain, and Turkey. Beginning the first week of September, we will spotlight a different period within the collection here on the CMA blog. This week: Islamic Spain.

Curator Conversation: Tantra in Buddhist Art
August 14, 2013 by kmiers

The Eastern religious practice of Tantra emphasizing ritual, meditation, and visualization is the subject of the second exhibition in the museum’s new Focus Gallery. Tantra in Buddhist Art features twenty works of art that illustrate the spiritual practices of Tantra in the Buddhist context and document its spread across Asia from the seventh to 17th centuries. Inspiration for this exhibition began with a magnificent piece from a bequest to the museum. Hevajra was part of a gift from John and Maxeen Flower and is the defining piece of Tantra in Buddhist Art. We spoke with Sonya Rhie Quintanilla, the George P. Bickford Curator of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, about how she built the exhibition around Hevajra and the history of Tantric Buddhism.

Curator Perspective: Damián Ortega: The Blast and Other Embers
August 5, 2013 by kmiers

Currently on display in the east wing glass box gallery, Damián Ortega: The Blast and Other Embers highlights the striking suspended sculpture The Controller of the Universe. Additionally, this exhibition features the Tool Bones series, which were created specifically for this exhibition. We sat down with Reto Thüring, associate curator of Contemporary Art, to find out more about the exhibition.

MIX Photo Blog
August 1, 2013 by kmiers

The museum's first Friday of the month cocktail parties, MIX at CMA, have been going strong since they began last October. With each month featuring a different theme, the events have consistently drawn upwards of 1,000 people and have gotten the attention of the New York Times Travel section for their innovative programming.

Carrie Mae Weems Goes Afro-Chic
July 25, 2013 by kmiers

Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography, provides background on the Afro-Chic video by Carrie Mae Weems, on display through September 29 as part of the artist's retrospective, Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video.

Jalebi Recipe
July 23, 2013 by kmiers

A Jalebi recipe from Chef Doug Katz.

Indian Cuisine Recipes
July 23, 2013 by kmiers

Indian cuisine recipes from Chef Doug Katz.

Indian Beverages Recipes
July 23, 2013 by kmiers

Recipes for Mango Lassi and Lemon Ginger Chill from Chef Doug Katz.

Red Onion Vinaigrette and Peach Salad
July 23, 2013 by kmiers

A recipe from Chef Doug Katz for Red Onion Vinaigrette and Peach Salad.

CMA Ohio City Stages II
July 16, 2013 by kmiers

CMA Ohio City Stages, presented by Charter One, continues its celebration of summer with world-class music performances. The past few events have featured artists from Mali, Romania and Honduras—and there are more global sounds to come. Morocco’s Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa and Peru’s Novalima complete the series that wraps up July 31. We’ll cover some of the musicology behind these two bands in this second blog on CMA Ohio City Stages.

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