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This Week at CMA: 12.10.18–12.16.18

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December 10, 2018
Georgia O’Keeffe, back to us, holding onto a painting with yellow and red orbs, with a desert landscape in the background.

Georgia O’Keeffe with Painting in the Desert, N.M., 1960. Tony Vaccaro (American, b. 1922). Chromogenic print; 35.2 x 45.7 cm (13 7/8 x 18 in.). Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 2007.3.2. Photo: Tony Vaccaro/Tony Vaccaro Studio

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

Video courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Two exhibitions. One price.
Secure your holiday tickets NOW to both special exhibitions, Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries, and Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern! Advance tickets strongly recommended. Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern has regularly sold-out on weekends.

Georgia O’Keeffe with Painting in the Desert, N.M., 1960. Tony Vaccaro (American, b. 1922). Chromogenic print; 35.2 x 45.7 cm (13 7/8 x 18 in.). Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 2007.3.2. Photo: Tony Vaccaro/Tony Vaccaro Studio

Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern
OPEN NOW: Through Sun, 3/3
Take a unique look into the fascinating connections between the paintings, personal style, and public persona of one of America’s most iconic artists. Read the Plain Dealer review and dive deeper into the exhibition with the blog post here.

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
OPEN NOW: Through Mon, 1/21
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 Wall Street Journal review. Explore the steps taken to clean and repair the Valois Tapestries in this blog post. Learn more about The Age of the Medici film series on view at the CMA.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Holiday Book Sale Presented by the CMA’s Ingalls Library
Tue–Fri, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Through Fri, 12/14
Browse a comprehensive selection of art books and exhibition catalogues at the annual Holiday Book Sale. Members and students receive a 20% discount on all purchases (with membership card or current student ID). Cash and check accepted. All proceeds benefit the Ingalls Library acquisitions fund.

The Madonna of Humility with the Temptation of Eve (detail), c. 1400. Olivuccio di Ciccarello (Italian, Marche, 1360/65–1439). Tempera and gold on wood panel; 181.5 x 88.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.795

Divine, Desirable, Deadly: The Middle Ages through Objects
Wed, 12/12, 6:00 p.m.
Medieval objects — complex and varied, vibrant and intense — demand to be examined closely, thought about deeply, approached kinesthetically. Two preeminent medievalists, Elina Gertsman, specialist in art history, and Barbara H. Rosenwein, specialist in history, present a lecture based on their new book, The Middle Ages in 50 Objects.

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. Read the Akron Beacon Journal review.

Images courtesy MercyWerks Studios for Cleveland Museum of Art.

Check out the blog post recapping the CMA teen co-op panel event with artist Rania Matar here! This discussion with the artist and local thought leaders explored the complexities and universality of the mother-daughter relationship and womanhood.