BALTIMORE.- The Baltimore Museum of Art opens the exhibit Meditations on African Art: Light through April 1, 2007. The first exhibition in a three-part series that explores light, color, and pattern in objects from the BMA's distinguished collection of African art, Light features more than 40 works, including a recently acquired bead painting by Yoruba artist Jimoh Buraimoh and the BMA's world-renowned Baga D'mba (seen in the round for the first time in decades). The BMA has also invited internationally renowned Ethiopian video artist Theo Eshetu to create a contemporary light-based work for the gallery. Varying light levels in the galleries will reveal the objects as they were meant to be viewed, including vibrant works of art intended to radiate spiritually, those that were meant to dazzle during sunlit performances, and pieces intended for the shadows or nighttime performances.