On My Mind and On View Now
The Cleveland Museum of Art’s weekly video series shares the insights of CMA curators and staff on exhibitions and objects from the permanent collection. In “On View Now,” join CMA curators as they explore exhibitions currently on view. In “On My Mind,” CMA staff members explore artworks that personally resonate with them during this contemporary moment.
New episodes are released weekly. Find all previous episodes below.
On My Mind: Scripture of the Supreme Array
Join Sonya Rhie Mace, curator of Indian and Southeast Asian art at the CMA, as she discusses folios from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array), and Krishna Attacked by Shiva's Fever, from an Usha-Aniruddh. Read Sonya's article here.
Exploring the Keithley Gift: John Marin's watercolors
In the fourth episode of this special series, Emily Peters, curator of prints and drawings at the CMA, discusses two watercolors by the American modernist, John Marin.
On My Mind: Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand
Take a close look at one of the museum's most popular artworks, Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on stand, with Hajnal Eppley, department director of gallery teaching, whose family recently adopted some chicks of their own!
Exploring the Keithley Gift: The Port of l'Estaque, the Pier
In the third video in this series, William Robinson, senior curator of modern European painting and sculpture, discusses Georges Braque's The Port of l'Estaque, the Pier.
On My Mind: Continuous Mile and Liza Lou Interview
In this special episode, join Nadiah Rivera Fellah, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, in conversation with artist Liza Lou on several of her works. To learn more about apartogether, visit apartogether.com.
Exploring the Keithley Gift: Joan Mitchell's Gouise
In the second episode of this special series, Mark Cole, Chair of Modern, Contemporary, and Decorative Art and Curator of American Painting and Sculpture at the CMA discusses Joan Mitchell's Gouise.
On My Mind: Rooftop
Listen as Key Jo Lee, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, discusses Rooftop, by Hughie Lee Smith.
On View Now: Tiffany in Bloom
Join curator Stephen Harrison as he discusses works from the exhibition Tiffany in Bloom: Stained Glass Lamps of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
On My Mind: Melencolia I
In this episode, Sabine Kretzschmar, manager of the Education Art Collection, discusses Albrecht Durer’s Melencolia I.
On My Mind: A Warrior Cutting His Hair
In this episode, Seth Pevnick, curator of Greek and Roman art, discusses the object Red-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Warrior Cutting Hair.
An Exceptional Collection: Exploring the Keithley Gift
William Griswold, Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, introduces the Keithley Gift: A transformative gift to the CMA in March of 2020 of over 100 works from the collection of Joseph and Nancy Keithley.
On View Now: PROOF: Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet
In this episode, Andrew Cappetta, manager of collection and exibition programs, discusses the exhibition PROOF: Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet.
On My Mind: Memorial Head (nsodie)
In this week’s episode, Kristen Windmiller-Luna, curator of African art, discusses the object Memorial Head (nsodie).
On View Now: A Graphic Revolution
Britany Salsbury, associate curator of prints and drawings, discusses the exhibition A Graphic Revolution, on view now at the CMA.
On My Mind: Monet’s Waterlilies
In this episode, Heather Lemonedes Brown, the Virginia N. and Randall J. Barbato Deputy Director and Chief Curator, discusses the work Water Lilies (Agapanthus) by Claude Monet.
On View Now: Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica
In this first episode, Barbara Tannenbaum, curator of photography, discusses the exhibition Ilse Bing: Queen of the Leica.