Current Exhibitions

Left of Center

From the beginning, a sense of place and a meaningful connection to the American West—or, “Left Coast”—have been prominent themes in the Anderson’s collecting practice. Left of Center: Five Years of the Anderson Collection at Stanford University celebrates the fifth anniversary of the museum and demonstrates the distinct relationship between artists in the collection and […]

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Jim Campbell

Contemporary artist Jim Campbell uses technology to filter images of daily life, mediating the audience’s encounter with his subjects and amplifying the flow of time and memory. While many of Campbell’s public projects have been physically sweeping in scale, such as Day for Night (2018) atop the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, this exhibition focuses […]

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Process and Pattern

Memory, history, and making collide in the work of contemporary artists McArthur Binion, Charles Gaines, Julie Mehretu, and Analia Saban. Their artworks—through process, subject, or medium—signal the presence of the artist and engage the viewer in the acts of exploration, decoding, and discovery.     This exhibition is organized by the Anderson Collection at Stanford […]

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Formed and Fired: Contemporary American Ceramics

  Ceramics have played a fundamental role in the lives of many for centuries, as objects rooted in ritual, utility, and decoration. The medium of clay and the variety of finishing processes allows for infinite, and at times, unexpected expressive forms. This exhibition presents the work of four groundbreaking contemporary artists whose practices provide insight […]

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Past Lectures

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Upcoming Programs

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