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…d around the open hallways which were designed to mimic the campus’s traditional pedestrian arcade, or sit on one of the strategically-placed benches and engage with just one work of art. There is plenty of room for each and every object, and diffused natural lighting illuminates without being jarring. A review of the new museum would not be complete without mentioning a key piece from the Anderson collection: “Lucifer” 1947 by…

…e passed away in February at the age of 95), is the first in a series of two exhibitions that will feature works on paper created by some of the most important artists in the collection. “Hunk, Moo and Putter (their daughter) place equal attention and value on ‘drawing’ and all were excited about exhibiting works from their collection that would offer museum visitors a deeper look into the work of collection artists,” expl…

…y Area has glimpsed other outstanding private collections recently, but in level of ambition and accomplishment, only the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art‘s Donald and Doris Fisher Collection – set to debut in full in 2016 – can rival the Stanford trove. Even then, the Anderson Collection has an edge in historical importance with key works by Clyfford Still (a towering influence on midcentury Bay Area art), Ellsworth Kelly, Fr…

…y Twenty-seven student artists from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties have been awarded scholarships for by the Community School of Music and Arts. Photo courtesy of CSMA. This week, students win art scholarships, a film on feminist art screens at Stanford and international fashion designers sell their goods for a good cause. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS … The Mountain View-based arts nonprofit, Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA), has…

…looking at them. The Pollock, Lucifer, is from 1947. It stands between two worlds, like Heaven and Hell itself, one in which painting was composed and paintbrushes moved the paint in recognizable fashion. Pollock’s drips obliterated all that. Yet this painting speaks to a fierce compositional control even as the paint fell to the canvas. There are two Rothkos, Pink and White over Red, from 1957 and Untitled (Black on Gray) from 1969. Between the…

…he 121 major pieces of postwar American art he has given to Stanford, Harry W. “Hunk” Anderson has bled for just one — Frank Stella’s “Zeltweg,” a heavy, nine-piece, mixed-media painting that resembles a kids’ slot car track. So when it arrives by heavy Freightliner on a mid-August morning, Anderson and his wife, Mary Margaret (Hunk and Moo, as they are known to just about everyone who has ever met them), come by to see its installation and note…

…, or contrast, with nearby art, creating a different perception of familiar pieces. Campbell’s art will be on view until Aug. 3, 2020. A review of past exhibitions and programs reveals that museum has taken full advantage of its placement on a university campus and the opportunity to interface with a variety of departments, many of which are not art-oriented. Several years ago, The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics took ov…

…y to celebrate the founding of the new school through the presentation of contemporary works by artists who feel compelled to engage with and address pressing environmental issues through art. The Butterfield sculpture that Jean saw in the photo was a perfect example, and it started a conversation that evolved into Convergence Zone. MacDougall: Also, exhibiting Three Sorrows seemed like a great way to engage with the campus and community on ideas…

…perpetuity, so that it could be used, shared and seen, reflected his philosophy that art can and should inspire all of us. All of us at Stanford will always have the deepest affection for Hunk as a generous, big-hearted man.” To date, the Anderson Collection at Stanford University has been seen by nearly 250,000 visitors. Every work in the museum is viewable online and the collection has grown through gifts from other members of the community. H…

…he disk is otherworldly. It appears to be floating. The disk blends with its shadows, which in turn seem to take on substance and merge with the disk. Prolonged gazing can make a viewer feel that he or she is levitating along with the work. Advertisement One work in this series commands its own wall at the Anderson Collection at Stanford. A conveniently placed bench aids visitors’ contemplation of the piece. The acrylic disk, 53 inches acro…

…. “We wanted to send a message about art accessibility,” he said. The university has instituted a requirement of all undergraduates known as “creative expression”; qualifying courses include Aesthetics of Data (music), Visual Thinking (mechanical engineering) and Cellphone Photography (art). Opening events at the Anderson have drawn crowds to its concrete building and its airy galleries. One back-to-school arts party — “the largest event here out…

…te enough to be able to visit the Anderson home, which isn’t far from the campus. (Saga itself was headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, long before it was a mecca for tech-oriented venture capitalists and cougars. The Anderson’s ranch-style house wasn’t all that big by major-fortune standards, even then—and certainly not now. (Silicon Valley homes are still relatively modest, compared to Beverly Hills or Greenwich, but that may be chang…