This Week at CMA: 11.26.18–12.2.18

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November 26, 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 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.

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 Plain Dealer review. Explore the steps taken to clean and repair the Valois Tapestries in this blog post. Dive deeper into the exhibition on Wed, 11/28 at the Close-Looking Session: Renaissance Splendor.

Winter Lights Lantern Festival / Holiday CircleFest
Sun, 12/2, 1:00–5:30 p.m.
Lantern Procession 5:30 p.m.
Inspired by centuries-old, cross-cultural traditions of ceremonial lighting displays, the Winter Lights Lantern Festival features lantern displays inside the museum and on Wade Oval.

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.

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