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Stanford University's free museum of modern and contemporary American art

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Collage and Ink Figure Study No. 35 [Joan Brown]

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Hunk, Moo Anderson give modern art masterpieces to Stanford

…d purchases of younger artists’ works that the couple continue to make. Since that day in Paris, Hunk, 91, and Moo, 87, have always approached collecting art as a team. “We’ve all read the same books, we’ve all looked at the same pictures, ” Moo said, “and that’s how you get to see things the same way. Hunk and I have never asked one another to give up and say, ‘I’m going to buy it whether you…

Elite Collection of Modern Masters to Anchor Stanford’s Growing ‘Arts District’

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Stanford’s Anderson Collection museum to feature trove of couple’s art

…1977, Hunk recalls, “We had a fantastic relationship with Guston. He used to sit here on the partners desk and drink a little brandy and smoke cigarettes, and I’d stand here taking in the secondhand smoke. He was little bit of left and I’m a little bit of right, so it was interesting.” Pollock’s “Lucifer” hangs over the buffet in the dining room. “This is a room where you can have a feast without ha…

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Hot Art Bling the New Thing on the Peninsula

…an opening in the wall to another world. “You’ll see reds, and that can fade into other colors,” says Pace Palo Alto President Elizabeth Sullivan. “It’s just beautiful, mesmerizing, really meditative in a way.” Sullivan figures the most casual passer-by will be entranced by the light of the artwork spilling out onto the street. Even those unfamiliar with Turrell’s work may have been exposed by Drake’s video for “Hotline Bling,” albeit without

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Honing the art of observation, and observing art

Honing the art of observation, and observing art A new medical school course brings students to the Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection to practice close observation of art, and then learn how to translate those skills to a clinical setting. MAR 6 201 Medical students Sam Cartmell (facing camera) and Abhinav Golla (in red sweatshirt) look at Robert Frank’s Car Accident — U.S. 66, Between Winslow and Flagstaff, Arizona at the Cant…

Helen Frankenthaler came from wealth and privilege. Her art transcends that.

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The Anderson Collection at Stanford: An Uplifting Experience

…as a genuine passion for art. You can see it in the photo of Moo above as she showed up in her sneakers to watch a work being installed, and you could hear it in the remarks that Hunk made to a crowd of donors on September 19th. Apparently he cut himself a few years ago while assisting with the assembly of a large Frank Stella relief. Hunk got a nice laugh from the crowd when he mused that he may have left a little bit of blood behind on the piec…

Review: Anderson Collection of 20th-century art opens Sept. 21

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Contemplations on modern art

…ced on artists like Rothko. But seeing such pieces in a museum in front of you feels very different than looking at images online after Googling the artist. These large canvases and colors, though they are just large patterns, weigh on you, and that weight was calming. It almost had an aura that transcended my mind from my real life, making me not ponder about the events of my daily life for a bit. I was sitting down, and the painting on the wall…

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The Magic of The Anderson Collection

…esigned Stanford Bing Concert Hall. The architects took their inspiration from the Andersons’ home – a classic postwar California ranch house comprised of a series of interconnected rooms. “We sought to reflect the intimacy and informality with which the Andersons lived with art”, shared Olcott. From the exterior, the Anderson looks like another beautiful building on campus, blending courteously with its neighbors without

Self-Guided Tours Developed by Stanford Students

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Anderson Collection a modern art trove not to be missed

…o and Hunk — who started a successful dining-services business — caught the art bug. “The Andersons didn’t study art history, and they’re not classically trained as art historians or experts in the arts,” says Jason Linetzky, the Anderson Collection’s founding director. He began working with the family around 2001, providing exhibition assistance as well as installation and curatorial support. “They just started looking and collecting, without mu…

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Instead of Changing Leaves, Peep Eight Bay Area Art Shows this Fall

…als, be they cleverly-combined foodstuffs or luminous plastics. Maria Guzman Capron, ‘Beverage Cart’ (detail), 2015. (Photo by the artist) Maria Guzman Capron City Limits Gallery Oct. 2 – Nov. 7, 2015 After seeing bits and pieces of Maria Guzman Capron’s work at the 2015 CCA MFA thesis show, I’m looking forward to an entire room of her fabric, ceramic and sculptural work without the distractions that accompany a gigantic group show. At CCA, he…

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Stanford unveils the Anderson Collection: New museum dedicated to renowned works of American art

…eye for artistic innovation as much as anything.  Since the collection is idiosyncratic and personal, explained architect Olcott, he focused his design for the museum on three goals: “informality, casualness and accessibility.” The museum, he says, “reflects the way the Andersons lived with art in their ranch-style home.” To that end, the floor plan is open, eschewing small rooms. Visitors can wander freely, without direc…

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American Progress: Wendy Red Star’s Exhibition at the Anderson Collection

American Progress: Wendy Red Star’s Exhibition at the Anderson Collection Lady Columbia floats from above, greeting museum visitors at the entrance to Wendy Red Star’s exhibition “American Progress” at Stanford’s Anderson Collection… June 21, 2022 By ALBERTO QUINTERO This story is among a series written by CCSRE’s 2022 Public Writing Fellows. If you have ever entered a pool or a bathtub, you have probably noti…

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The Do List: Cy and David’s Picks

…vices on Mt. Tam. The headliners are Wilco, fresh from a stint at the Fillmore, plus Los Lobos, the Stone Foxes, and Bill Frisell doing his album Guitar in the Space Age, which ought to sound very cool in the Mountain Theater around 4000 feet up. Bring a cushion and warm clothes. Details here. Nick Cave’s soundsuits in the work ‘Drive By’ (Photo: James Prinz/courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery and the artist) Sept. 14 – Aug. 14, 2017: The Anderso…