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This Week at CMA: 8.6–8.12.18

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August 6, 2018
Cleveland Museum of Art atrium with instillation of silver orbs covering greenery and and pink orbs with black dots hovering above.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

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

Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors
OPEN NOW: Through Sun, 9/30
Ticket Sales: Every Monday, next sale: 8/13
#InfiniteKusama tickets are STILL AVAILABLE! Tickets will be on sale every Monday at 9:00 a.m. throughout the run of the exhibition. Limited availability for all dates. Online and phone purchase only. The museum strongly encourages purchasing tickets online as phone sales will have longer wait times.

Statuette of a Woman: “The Stargazer”, c. 3000 BC. Early Bronze Age, Western Anatolia?, 3rd Millennium BC
marble, Overall: 17.2 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm (6 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 7/16 in.). Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund; John L. Severance Fund 1993.165

Kusama Connections Tours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. through Sun, 9/30
Join a CMA-trained volunteer docent for special themed tours of the permanent collection that explore museum highlights related to Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors. Tours limited to 30; meet in the atrium. Admission to the exhibition is not included.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Meditation at the Museum
Monthly, second Saturday, 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Clear your mind and refresh your spirit with meditation sessions led by experienced practitioners. All are welcome; no prior experience with meditation is required.

Study for Souvenir II, 1997. Kerry James Marshall (American, b. 1955). Charcoal on paper; 95.2 x 60.9 cm. © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Kerry James Marshall:Works on Paper
Through Sun, 10/21
James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Gallery (101)
Over the past 35 years, Marshall has created groundbreaking and widely acclaimed work that challenges art historical traditions by representing narratives composed entirely of African American figures. A monumental woodcut anchors the exhibition, accompanied by smaller drawings. Learn more about the exhibition this Friday at the curator talk with Emily Liebert, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. This exhibition is part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.

1400 West 25th Street at Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 2018. Allen Ruppersberg (American, b. 1944). LED light box with Duratran film, vinyl wallpaper. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art. Courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York.

Allen Ruppersberg: Then and Now
Through Sun, 12/2
Pollock Focus Gallery (010)
Ruppersberg pays homage to his hometown in a new series of photographs taken from the vantage point of billboards across Cleveland. Installed in metal light boxes, they serve as a reminder of the city’s industrial history. Learn more about the exhibition this Friday at the curator talk with Emily Liebert, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. This exhibition is part of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.