This Week at CMA: 11.12.18–11.18.18

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November 12, 2018
Side by side images with Catherine de’ Medici on the left and Georgia O’Keeffe on the right. "Their worlds." written on the left, "Their way." on the right.

Portrait of Catherine de’ Medici (detail), c. 1547–59. Germain Le Mannier (French, active c. 1537–59). Oil on canvas; 212 x 118 x 9 cm. Gallerie degli Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, deposit, Florence, 1890, n. 2448; Georgia O’Keeffe (detail), c. 1920–22. Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864–1946). Gelatin silver print; 11.4 x 9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM, Gift of the Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation, 2003.01.006.

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

Two exhibitions. One price.
Secure your holiday tickets NOW to both upcoming special exhibitions, Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern and Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries! CMA members may reserve their free tickets now. Advance tickets strongly recommended.

Elephant (detail), from the Valois Tapestries, c. 1576. Woven under the direction of Master MGP, Brussels. Wool, silk, silver and gilded silver metal-wrapped thread; 382.5 x 468 cm. Gallerie degli Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti, deposit, Florence, Arazzi n. 474. Photo: Roberto Palermo

Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries
COMING SOON
Opens Sun, 11/18/18
On view for the first time in North America, the recently restored Valois Tapestries, a unique set of 16th-century hangings, are unveiled in this exhibition. These fascinating and enigmatic tapestries were commissioned by Catherine de’ Medici, the indomitable Queen Mother of France, to celebrate the royal Valois dynasty against a backdrop of great political strife and social upheaval. Read the Plain Dealer article.

The Bad Air Smelled of Roses: Who R U 2 Day, 2004–ongoing. Carl Pope Jr. (American, b. 1961), printed by York Show Print. Letterpress poster; 48.3 x 35.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund and gift of David Lusenhop in honor of the artist, 2018.33.32

Who RU2 Day: Mass Media and the Fine Art Print
COMING SOON
Opens Sun, 11/18/18
Drawn from the museum’s collection, this exhibition features work by contemporary artists who exploit printed and photographic media in ways that intentionally reveal the confusing line between art and information, fact and fiction.

Totem 01/01–18 (Baga-Batcham-Alunga-Kota), 2018. Herve Youmbi (Cameroonian). Wood, beads, glue, and silicon mastic; overall: 188 x 53 x 38 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust, 2018.5

Annual Distinguished Lecture in African & African American Art
Sat, 11/17/18
CMA curator of African art, Ugochukwu-Smooth C. Nzewi, presents “African Art: Old Idioms / New Forms in Our Fashion.” This lecture considers the ways in which the historical artistic traditions in Africa continue to serve as a basis for contemporary artistic practices that abound on the continent today. This lecture is made possible by the Robert P. Madison Family.

Play at CMA: Renaissance Splendor
Sun, 11/18/18
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries with hands-on fun for all ages led by members of our Teen CO-OP, as well as weaving demonstrations by Praxis Fiber Workshop artist Laura Yurko and a special pop-out Open Studio. Free; no registration required.

Soraya and Tala, Yarze, Lebanon, from the series Unspoken Conversations, 2014. Rania Matar (American, born 1964). Inkjet print; 28.8 x 36 in. Courtesy of the artist and Robert Klein Gallery

CMA at Transformer Station
OPEN NOW: In Her Image: Photographs by Rania Matar
Through Sun, 1/13/19
Lebanese-American photographer Rania Matar uses the portrait to examine the nature of female identity in girlhood, adolescence, and middle age in the United States and the Middle East.