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Michael Richards: Winged
The Department of Art & Art History presents Michael Richards: Winged, a solo exhibition of sculpture and drawing dedicated to the late artist Michael Richards (1963–2001). The exhibition, curated by Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin, is on view at the Stanford Art Gallery from January 22 through March 24, 2019, with a reception on Thursday, January 24, 5–7pm, and an academic symposium on Friday, February 8. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Michael Richards was working in his studio…
Find out more »Scholars Select: Special Collections in Action
An exhibition of rare books, manuscripts, and objects selected by faculty to celebrate the 2019 Green Library centennial.
Find out more »Modern Chinese Political Posters
This exhibition, co-sponsored by the East Asia Library, the Hoover Institution, and the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center, features examples of Chinese political posters from the mid-twentieth century. The opening of this exhibition will coincide with a two-day symposium on the role of art and media in Chinese politics, also held at the East Asia Library, entitled History, Images, and Politics in the PRC: An International Workshop.
Find out more »Arts Hackathon 2019 Presentations
Responding to a prompt co-created by our hackathon partners, teams will explore new opportunities for audience engagement. Presented in partnership with San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, and Stanford Live.
Find out more »Easy to Love: The Annual First-Year MFA Exhibition
Five dynamic artists from Stanford’s MFA program in Art Practice join forces for the first time to present an exhibition of their latest work. Brett Amory, Mad Luellen, Stuart Robertson, Hannah Subotnick, and Shirin Towfiq comb the near and far shores of an ocean laden with metaphor. Their works hug the line between the difficult and the lighthearted and tackle themes environmental and urban, intergenerational and intercultural, of everyday processes gone awry and the sheer joy of making it happen.…
Find out more »Richard Serra’s Sequence Returns
Sometimes a work of art leaves both metaphorical and physical marks, causing us to consider the physical space it occupied, as well as its impact, long after it’s gone. Such is the case with Richard Serra’s massive steel sculpture Sequence (2006), one of the distinguished artist’s greatest achievements. On loan and housed from 2011 to 2015 outdoors, near the Cantor’s North Lawn, Sequence literally left behind its footprint, reminding visitors where all 235 tons of it once stood. And now, after being indoors at SFMOMA for the past several years, Sequence is returning to the Cantor…
Find out more »Josiah McElheny: Island Universe
Bringing artist Josiah McElheny’s Island Universe to the Cantor is a rare opportunity to examine both cutting-edge art and physics. The monumental installation of five hanging chandeliers is a visual response to recent theories of the multiverse, an elaboration of the Big Bang theory. The installation is both visually stunning and carefully constructed according to measurements that map the history of time.
Find out more »STRAY: A GRAPHIC TONE
Artist Shannon Ebner’s work is part of an ongoing, multimedia, and genre-defying project that began in 2016. Comprised of audio recordings, photographs, and literary components, Ebner’s STRAY investigates the ways in which objects and language can shift away from their intended uses, creating new meanings in the process. Through examining these limits, she explores the role of the artist in the act of creation. IMAGE: Shannon Ebner (U.S.A. b. 1971), STRAY*, 2017. 2 parts, each 48 x 36 in; 2 Audio-Tracks: 00:15…
Find out more »Kerry Tribe: The Elusive Word
During her residency on campus, as a guest of the Stanford Arts Institute, Tribe will teach two courses, one during the winter quarter titled Art in the Age of Neuroscienceand the other during the spring quarter titled Practice and Critique. Tribe’s films and installations have been exhibited widely including at MoMA, Tate Modern, and, most recently, they were the subject of a solo exhibition at SFMoMA. This exhibition is organized by the Cantor Arts Center. We gratefully acknowledge support from the Lynn…
Find out more »The Medium Is the Message: Art since 1950
It is the medium that shapes and controls the scale and form of human association and action. —Marshall McLuhan, “The Medium Is the Message” Using works created since 1950, this exhibition explores the relationship between subject, content, and the materials that informed each object’s production. The exhibition is divided into three broad categories that explore the notion of “medium” in its various contexts: a means of communication, the materials from which an art object is created, and a mediating apparatus…
Find out more »CCRMA Open House 2019
Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) would like to invite you to our annual Open House. Please join us for demonstrations, lectures, performances, and posters that present some of our latest research projects (speakers and topics TBA). Throughout the day, there will be a range of hands-on exhibits and opportunities to discuss the various research interests of students, faculty, and staff. Whether it’s virtual acoustics, ambisonic applications for new microphone and speaker arrays, music cognition,…
Find out more »Josiah McElheny in Conversation
Island Universe creator Josiah McElheny will be in conversation with David Weinberg, distinguished university professor, and chair of the Department of Astronomy at Ohio State University. McElheny collaborated with Weinberg to make the necessary calculations and conceptualize his installation’s forms.
Find out more »Artist Lonnie Holley: Conversation and Concert
Contemporary artist and musician Lonnie Holley will be in conversation with the Cantor’s assistant curator of American art, Aleesa Alexander, and perform selections from his new album, MITH, live in concert. Registration required, please check back to register for this free event. Image credit: Tamir Kalifa
Find out more »Survivor Love Letter Project
The #SurvivorLoveLetter mural is a physical prayer to remind every survivor that not only are you believed, not only are you supported; you are loved. This project was started by artist Tani Ikeda as a way to share messages of self-love and to honor survivors of sexual assault, while facilitating conversation about how survivors are healing themselves and their communities. For one week, artists from the Survivor Love Letter Project will be in residence with IDA to facilitate the co-creation…
Find out more »48th Annual Stanford Powwow and Art Market
A celebration of Native American cultures including dance and music with more than 100 artist, food and information booth vendors. Booth vendors will begin opening mid-morning and Intertribal and competition dancing continues 7:00pm-11:00pm on Friday, Noon-10:00pm on Saturday, and Noon-6:00pm on Sunday. The 23rd Annual Stanford Powwow Fun Run/Walk will take place at 8:00am on Saturday, May 11. These outdoor events will continue “rain or shine!”
Find out more »48th Annual Stanford Powwow and Art Market
A celebration of Native American cultures including dance and music with more than 100 artist, food and information booth vendors. Booth vendors will begin opening by mid-morning and Intertribal and competition dancing continues 7:00pm-10:00pm on Friday, Noon-10:00pm on Saturday, and Noon-6:00pm on Sunday. The 23rdd Annual Stanford Powwow Fun Run/Walk will take place at 8:00am on Saturday, May 11. These outdoor events will continue “rain or shine!”
Find out more »48th Annual Stanford Powwow and Art Market
A celebration of Native American cultures including dance and music with more than 100 artist, food and information booth vendors. Booth vendors will begin opening by 5:00pm and Intertribal and competition dancing continues 7:00pm-11:00pm on Friday, Noon-10:00pm on Saturday, and Noon-6:00pm on Sunday. The 23rd Annual Stanford Powwow Fun Run/Walk will take place at 8:00am on Saturday, May 11. These outdoor events will continue “rain or shine!”
Find out more »Mark Dion: Artist in Residence
When Leland Stanford Jr. died unexpectedly just before his 16th birthday, he had already established himself as a dedicated collector who showed extraordinary curiosity about the world. The museum, founded 125 years ago in conjunction with the opening of the university that bears his name, was to provide education and serve as a reminder of young Leland’s enthusiasm for collecting. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, the Cantor Arts Center has invited Mark Dion, known for his work on the history…
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