…untry and the Philippines, which the United States ruled as a colony for nearly 50 years. She is keenly aware of how images have shaped our understanding of history and how the manipulation and interpretation of images have served a long-running, systemic infrastructure of white supremacy. “Stephanie gives us a creative and intellectual entry point into the issues of erasure, stories told and untold, and how photography and archives frame our und…

…Rose moved into their historic Palo Alto home, their art was essentially limited to Pottery Barn and Z Gallerie buys. It was interior designer Jon de la Cruz who suggested the couple consider elevating their acquisitions. Four years later, the walls of their 1905 Craftsman are decorated with contemporary works from the likes of John Chiara, Gabriel Orozco, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra and Hiroshi Sugimoto. “We started buying a few pieces, learning…

…another major gift from the Andersons, who helped form the collection back in 2014 when they gave the museum 121 works. Jason Linetzky, the director of the Anderson Collection, told ARTnews that the Pollock and de Kooning works “give us such a greater breadth of opportunity to share the trajectory of the two artists’ careers,” adding that the gift “really marks the way in which we see this collection growing.” Totem Lesson 1, which Pollock create…

…and San Francisco nonprofit Southern Exposure that was curated by Christian L. Frock and Tanya Zimbardo, Public Works: Artists’ Interventions 1970s – Now brings together a group of female artists working in the public realm. Believing not all public art is monumental and not all monumental art is truly impactful,Public Works focuses on temporary interventions online and in the urban environment. The list of participating artists — too lengthy to…

A project of the Anderson Collection at Stanford University Hosted by art historian and the associate director of ITALIC at Stanford, Kim Beil, the micro-video series “Up Close: One Painting Tours with Artists” focuses on a single object in the Anderson Collection, sparking dialogue with a guest artist. This project is made possible by a grant from Stanford Arts and the Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Artist Rebekah Goldstein explor…

The Anderson Collection at Stanford: An Uplifting Experience Posted: 09/24/2014 2:51 pm EDT  Updated: 2 hours ago Visiting the newly-opened Anderson Collection at Stanford requires taking everything — your body and your expectations — up a level. After entering the building’s main lobby — which will cost you nothing as the Anderson is free — you will ascend a grand staircase that plateaus at the building&#8217…

…gest and most valuable gifts in its history, the blue-chip Anderson collection—121 mostly Abstract Expressionist works by 86 artists—including paintings by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, and Ellsworth Kelly, to name a few. There are also a number of works that represent movements in California art, including Bay Area Figurative and Light & Space. The collection was assembled over the course of 50…

Not to be missed at the Anderson Collection (in no particular order): 1. Richard Diebenkorn: “Berkeley No. 26,” 1954. 2. Frank Stella: “Zeltweg,” 1981. 3. Ellsworth Kelly: “Black Ripe,” 1955. 4. David Park: “Four Women,” 1959 (on the cover). 5. Jackson Pollock: “Lucifer,” 1947. 6. Morris Louis: “Number 64,” 1958. 7. Wayne Thiebaud: “Candy Counter,” 1962. 8. Mark Rothko: “Pink and White Over Red,” 1957. 9. Vija Celmins: “Barrier,” 1986. 10. Phili…

…ited the Louvre Museum in Paris for the first time. So utterly captivated were the Atherton couple by the modern works they viewed there–as well as at the nearby Jeu de Paume museum–they agreed on the way home to begin collecting great art. Their venture started boldly and never waned. Early acquisitions included works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe and Marsden Hartley. The couple, both born on…

…pproaches to presenting objects. With the exhibition, Pentcheva explores the questions, what happens when we see works or art in a culturally and aesthetically sympathetic environment? And how does the flicker of light or sound or smell enhance a viewing experience? Sunday, Jan. 4, is your last chance to walk through Richard Serra’s Sequence on Cantor’s north lawn. Arriving in the summer of 2011 as a loan from the Doris and Donald Fis…

…Matisse, but in the late 1960s, they switched to postmodern American art. Their timing was right. It was still a buyer’s market for the New York school works they sought out — Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Jasper Johns, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, Clyfford Still, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. “Lucifer” by Jackson Pollock hung for many years in the bedroom of Harry W. “Hunk” Anderson and Mary Margaret “Moo” Anderson’s d…

By Robin Wander Wendy Red Star: American Progress on view at the Anderson Collection at Stanford University is a solo exhibition of works by the artist Wendy Red Star, who was raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana. With historical research, Stanford student collaborations, large-scale installations, and images of sovereignty, Red Star asks viewers to grapple with the layered complexity of American history. On view on the first…

…ift were prints and a stunning marble bust, “Makida III” by Manuel Neri. These and more contemporary works like Mary Weatherford’s 2017 “Black Painting,” which has a swath of neon tubing across the surface of the canvas, assure that the museum remains a dynamic learning experience, no matter how often one visits. While it’s always interesting to see the new, it is also fun to see familiar works in new places. T…

Pollock’s Lucifer now resides at Stanford University and is welcoming visitors. The news is of significance to everyone for reasons described in this article. Lucifer, the crown jewel of the Anderson Collection, moved to Stanford with a retinue of 120 colorful accomplices he’s befriended while living at the Andersons’ residence. The whole gang is now happily installed in a custom-designed museum on the Stanford campus. With ro…