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Pollock’s stellar ‘Lucifer’ and impressive Anderson Collection

…e stellar work in the Anderson Collection, an impressive new museum opening Sunday at Stanford University. Given the prestige of the university, founded in 1891, it is remarkable to realize that Stanford has never been home to a major art collection. The closest it has come is the group of 200 sculptures by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), mostly contemporary bronze casts, housed at the Cantor Arts Center adjacent to the new museum. Overnight, the Ande…

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Stanford arts don’t take a break

…on as a lab for her winter quarter students to test and examine different approaches 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 l…

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The Anderson Collection: Top 5 pieces

…American painter and, like Pollock, a contributor to the abstract expressionist movement, Mark Rothko is one of the most celebrated artists of the postwar era. Painted in his signature style — featuring the motif of rectangular forms floating in a field of color — Rothko’s “Pink and White over Red” consists of a white, rectangular spot of paint overlaid on an expansive red background. The piece’s unconventional composition attests to Rothko’s me…

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The Anderson Collection at Stanford University receives new gifts of art

…Area Figuration. Works by Jensen and Neri were part of the original Anderson Collection gift. Weatherford brings the number of artists in the Anderson Collection at Stanford University to 87. Mary C. Downe’s gift of Study for Denial by Jensen is a preparatory painting for Denial, 1983-86, included in the original Anderson Collection together with two other Jensen works. Denial is a theme Jensen considered and worked with across media over several…

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New Gifts Expand the Anderson Collection at Stanford

…Area Figuration. Works by Jensen and Neri were part of the original Anderson Collection gift. Weatherford brings the number of artists in the Anderson Collection at Stanford University to 87. Mary C. Downe’s gift of Study for Denial by Jensen is a preparatory painting for Denial, 1983-86, included in the original Anderson Collection together with two other Jensen works. Denial is a theme Jensen considered and worked with across media over several…

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Forms That Don’t Yet Exist: Kiyan Williams Interviewed by Louis Bury

…perceived pollutant that well-ordered galleries and institutions assiduously scrub out of sight. Williams’s work instead moves toward the mess—toward the displaced, discarded, or conveniently forgotten—taking up the burden, as well as the opportunity, of reparative care. —Louis Bury Louis Bury Can you talk about your background in performance? Kiyan Williams When I was an undergraduate at Stanford, my performance studies classes introduced me to…

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

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The Cantor and Anderson Collection offer free membership to Class of 2020

The Cantor and Anderson Collection offer free membership to Class of 2020…

Anderson Collection Set to Open in San Francisco

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A New Museum for Stanford—and a New Neighbor for Us!

On September 21, the Anderson Collection building opened at the Palo Alto campus of Stanford University—our frequent partner-in-crime when it comes to celebrating the West. Designed by the same team that created Stanford’s stellar Bing Concert Hall, the structure houses 121 works of modern and contemporary American art, all donated by Harry W. and Mary Margaret Anderson. Of course, we’re most excited about the pieces that have a Western flavor:…

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Manuel Neri: Assertion of the Figure

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Anderson Collection opens to public on Sept. 21

…to the public at its new Stanford University home this Sunday, Sept. 21, in a freestanding pavilion next to the Cantor Arts Center in the University’s growing arts district. Members of the Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection can also attend a special preview of the museum on Sept. 20. Opening day festivities will include food trucks, music, activities and digital tours. Admission is free, and while visitors can reserve timed tickets o…

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Anderson Collection at Stanford solidifies Bay Area’s art stature

When the Anderson Collection at Stanford University opens to the public this Sunday, visitors will be rewarded with a breathtaking introduction to one of the world’s most important private collections. The long-anticipated institution, adjacent to the Cantor Arts Center, features a formidable cache of modern and contemporary art and certifies the Bay Area’s growing international stature as a destination for lovers and scholars of 20t…

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A&E Digest

…dren’s clothes and more will be offered for sale as part of the ninth annual STYLE fashion event and sale. The independent fashion showcase takes place Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Mountain View Center (701 E. El Camino Real). Tickets are $10 online or at the door, and proceeds from the sales go to support the Foundation’s Women’s Cancer Surv…

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A new start for art at Stanford: Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection reopen

…n Collection at Stanford — are open again. A visit to campus reveals that, while some things have remained the same (the venerable Rodin sculpture collection, for example), there have been some significant changes at both museums since they last welcomed in-person visitors. In addition to current health policies such as mask mandates, timed tickets and social distancing rules, perhaps the most notable difference can be found at the Cantor,…

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New acquisition by David Park on view at the Anderson Collection

…rtists in San Francisco took a surprising turn away from Abstract Expressionism, which dominated progressive art in New York and California, by reintroducing recognizable subject matter into their painting…David Park, who was teaching at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Arts Institute), initiated this embrace of the figure in 1950.” The untitled oil on canvas painting measuring 24 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches joins another work by…

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Jim Campbell