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This Week at CMA: 10.8.18–10.14.18

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October 8, 2018
Print with green and yellow geometric shapes on a white background as well as a central black geometric shape, and one blue one and a red dot.

Calligraphy 25, 2018. Elizabeth Atterbury (American, b. 1982). Chine collé and embossing; 22.5 x 30 in. Valued at $1,800. Published, printed, and donated by Wingate Studio.

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

Print Club of Cleveland’s 34th Fine Print Fair
Fri, 10/12–14
Celebrate the 34th Fine Print Fair, the Print Club of Cleveland’s annual benefit for the museum’s department of prints and drawings. Fourteen dealers from around the country will exhibit and sell fine prints and drawings, from old master to contemporary, at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Arthur Jafa courtesy the artist and Gavin Brown Enterprise, New York Rome

Contemporary Artists Lecture Series: Arthur Jafa
Sat, 10/13
Renowned artist, director and cinematographer Arthur Jafa uses a range of visual media and music to examine black life and culture in the United States. His film and music video credits include work with Beyoncé, Solange, Jay-Z, Spike Lee, Stanley Kubrick, Ava Duvernay, and more, and his groundbreaking work has toured museums internationally. This FREE program is part of the Rupp Contemporary Artists Lecture Series. Learn more about Arthur Jafa #ontheblog.

Image courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art.

Meditation in the Galleries
Sat, 10/13
Join us each month to clear your mind and refresh your spirit in the serene atmosphere of the glass box gallery with guided meditation sessions led by experienced meditation practitioners.

Untitled (Club Study II), 2013. Kerry James Marshall (American, b. 1955). Watercolor and pencil on paper; 72.3 x 66.1 cm. © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Kerry James Marshall: Works on Paper
FINAL WEEKS
Through Sun, 10/21
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, which also features a selection of smaller drawings. Read the Plain Dealer review. Organized on the occasion of FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.

Video courtesy Cleveland Museum of art.

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There are some things that you #mustcma. The Cleveland Museum of Art creates transformative experiences through art, “for the benefit of all the people forever.” See what makes the CMA one of the top art museums in the nation with these iconic works of art. Learn more #ontheblog.