…n museum at Stanford, the just-opened Nick Cave exhibit features seven Soundsuits and two video installations in the first-floor galleries, as well as one suit that has invaded the permanent collection of abstract-expressionist-era work upstairs. For those new to Cave’s projects, the suits up close are surprising; they seem to ask questions and patiently wait for the viewer to answer. What kind of movements would you make if no one could se…

…t the arts can promote nimble thinking, student demand and donor co-operation. “Stanford made this analysis that the arts and creativity were going to be absolutely vital to the next generation of problem solvers, of people who could understand different perspectives and what it means to bring something new into the world,” says Matthew Tiews, the university’s associate dean for the advancement of the arts. Since 2006, Stanford has added three bu…

…‘Ocean Park #60,’ 1973. Right: Elliot Gould in ‘The Long Goodbye,’ 1973. (Left: Courtesy Anderson Collection at Stanford University; Right: MGM/Photofest) “Unexpected angles reveal fresh visions of what these works were and are,” Valladares writes in the exhibition text. He describes the selections as “openly personal,” rooted in his own love of film. Pairings include Mark Rothko’s Pink and White Over Red (1957) and the fiery poster for Vincente…

…hor for the Earth being a part of larger interconnected cosmic tapestry and that we are a human manifestation of the space itself. “We are in space, and we are sacred space”, posits Lita. The acknowledgment of fundamental interconnectedness within space and time allows for a recognition of the existence of higher power. Deepening such realisation transforms the perception of the individual’s reality, where we find ourselves as an inherent p…

…r and served to the Stanford community and the public in a series of courses over the last week. Opening week of the Anderson Collection at Stanford University started with a media preview, followed by the building dedication, then a dinner for museum members and donors, capped by a members opening on Saturday and the public opening on Sunday that drew capacity crowds. Reserved time slots for the public opening were all spoken for as of Sunday mo…

…for the first time, the beauty and excitement of the world of art; and had to be a part of it.’ Moo enrolled in Stanford to study art history under Albert Eisen, who would play an instrumental role in focusing their collection on new and upcoming artists. They came to know the New York art dealers who handled New York School artists as well as exposing them to West Coast artists. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Civic Nation BRANDVOICE Tuition Free Co…

Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Frank Stella are some of the stars of the Anderson Collection of postwar American art, opening this weekend at a new $36 million museum at Stanford University in California. For Stanford, which first made its reputation as an engineering school, the building is the second of three projects to create an arts district around its flagship museum, the Cantor Center. The nearby $112 million Bing Concert Hall opened in…

…llowing the film, Leeson will take part in a panel discussion with Feminist Art Historian and critic Moira Roth, Stanford chair of Theater and Performance Studies Jennifer DeVere Brody and others. For more information about the event, go to anderson.stanford.edu or call 650-721-6055. FASHION FOR A CAUSE … One of a kind textiles, jewelry, bags, children’s clothes and more will be offered for sale as part of the ninth annual STYLE fashi…

…as the museum’s first Burt and Deedee McMurtry Lecturer in 2015. Cheers to this educator, painter, and lifelong sweet tooth! Wayne Thiebaud is well known for his images of food, ranging from lollipops to display cakes. During the early 1960s, he was identified with Pop Art—a connection he was quick to disclaim. Yet his own background in commercial art affect the way he handled subject matter. In Candy Counter, he heightens the intensity of the c…

…rtwork from 86 different artists, including Philip Guston, Joan Mitchell, Mark Rothko and Wayne Thiebaud. One of the Collection’s more notable works is Jackson Pollock’s “Lucifer” (1947), an oil and enamel drip painting on canvas. Jason Linetzky, who acted as the manager for the private collection while it was housed at the family’s Bay Area ranch home, will serve as the Anderson Collection’s director. The Collection is located at 314 Lomita Driv…

…n.” In 2011, the couple had more than 800 pieces. They decided to give the “irreplaceables” to Stanford in part because of their relationship with the school—they had long encouraged Stanford student groups and classes to tour their collection. Now the Andersons have replaced their masterpieces—estimated to be valued at hundreds of millions—with works on paper. “I used to describe the dining room as a room you could have a…

…ks. Left of Center was curated by seven PhD candidates in the Department of Art and Art History in the School of the Humanities and Sciences. What do you think surprised the students the most about an installation of this size? We are fortunate to have such curious and eager students at Stanford, and working with them to reinstall our permanent collection reinforced the many ways it can be thought about, discussed, presented and utilized as a too…

…ave 121 works to open the museum in 2014. The new additions kick off a $10 million fundraising effort to enhance the exhibition schedule at the museum. The Anderson Collection at Stanford University is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle 2014 As part of the fifth anniversary celebration, the Anderson exhibition space — 16,000 feet on two floors — has been reinstalled for the first time since its opening. This inclu…

…unk willingly wrote them letters of recommendation and has always taken great pride in their later achievements. The long history of Stanford and the Andersons working together to educate students in the arts is by no means over. It is the foundation for the new building on campus to house the collection, guaranteeing that the partnership will continue in perpetuity. Thank you, Hunk and Moo, for continuing to share your collection with all of us….

…f medieval icons, funerary portraiture and textiles from Byzantium, the Latin West and Islam evoke the sensually saturated spaces of religious and secular ceremonies. The curricular exhibition was created by Bissera Pentcheva, associate professor of art and art history, to function 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 ha…

…act forms — in other words, from accurate depictions of real objects to compositions based entirely on geometric shapes and patterns. In this piece, Diebenkorn plays with composition, lines and color. The artist is known for decomposing scenes from life into conglomerates of lines and shapes, as he does in “Ocean Park #60.” Diebenkorn uses a subdued, cool color palette, alluding to the ocean, though he adds depth to his composition by superimposi…

…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 years. This gift allows…

…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 years. This gift allows…

…ivated by an exhibition of the French Impressionists. They bought their first works, by Picasso and Matisse, and started building a collection that included American Modernists Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley and Arthur Dove. In 1969, they made a switch from the Impressionists and Modernists to postwar American art. The timing was perfect. There wasn’t as much competition to drive up the prices and they went straight for the best in the New Yor…

…hat form I want a piece to take, but there are certain shapes that the material, because of its viscosity, won’t allow. I make a mixture out of mud, and depending on how well I mix it there will be different levels of clay and air content, which allows me to manipulate its qualities to fit the effect I’m looking for. But the most important thing is being careful and working slowly—repeating the same gestures over and over. As the sculpture dries,…