Anderson Collection at Stanford University

Anderson Collection at Stanford University A museum of modern and contemporary American art on the campus of Stanford University. Free Admission | Open Thursday - Monday
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Congratulations, Eamon Ore-Giron! 🏆Eamon Ore-Giron (), whose work is a beloved part of our collection, recently unveiled...
05/28/2026

Congratulations, Eamon Ore-Giron! 🏆

Eamon Ore-Giron (), whose work is a beloved part of our collection, recently unveiled a new installation for the Los Angeles Metro D Line extension at the Wilshire/La Brea station. 🚄💨

Titled “Infinite Landscape: Los Ángeles Para Siempre”, the work reflects on Los Angeles as a constantly evolving city while drawing inspiration from the historic art deco architecture of the Wilshire corridor. We are so proud of Eamon and thrilled to have his work represented in our collection. 🌆

🖼️Images courtesy of Metro Los Angeles

Last chance to RSVP!🏃💨🗓️Tomorrow, don’t miss the Burt and Deedee McMurtry Lecture with Curator Hamza Walker at Bing Conc...
05/26/2026

Last chance to RSVP!🏃💨

🗓️Tomorrow, don’t miss the Burt and Deedee McMurtry Lecture with Curator Hamza Walker at Bing Concert Hall on May 27.

This year’s lecture features curator, writer, and educator Hamza Walker. Hamza Walker is Executive Director of The Brick (formerly LAXART) in Los Angeles, where he has led the institution’s evolution into one of the city’s most vital platforms for artist-centered work that engages the present with clarity and conviction. Since 2016, he has shaped a program that bridges contemporary and historical perspectives, advancing ambitious exhibitions and collaborations that foreground emerging and underrecognized artists. His curatorial work is widely recognized for its intellectual rigor, cultural insight, and its ability to reframe how art engages public life. Most recently, he co-curated the ground-breaking Monuments exhibition.

🖼️Hamza Walker, courtesy of Hamza Walker

🖼️Courtesy of The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles.

The Meticulous ExpressionistBorn on this day in 1910, Franz Kline was a titan of Abstract Expressionism, famous for his ...
05/23/2026

The Meticulous Expressionist

Born on this day in 1910, Franz Kline was a titan of Abstract Expressionism, famous for his monumental black-and-white gestural paintings. Kline, a traditionally trained artist, shifted toward massive abstract motifs after his close friend, artist Willem de Kooning, introduced him to a Bell-Opticon projector. When Kline projected a small sketch of a rocking chair onto the wall, the enlarged black forms captivated him, helping shape the bold visual language that defined his breakthrough 1950 exhibition at the Charles Egan Gallery.

He worked to the very end of his life, producing massive, horizontally oriented “wall paintings” in the late 1950s. At the height of his career in 1962, Kline died in New York at age 51 from rheumatic heart disease. His legacy remains inseparable from the rise of the New York School.

As part of our Connecting Collections initiative, we have wall labels dedicated to artists represented in both Cantor’s and Anderson’s permanent collections. We have not one, but two Franz Klines on view. Visit both museums to experience these striking paintings in person.

Back to Black ⚫Please enjoy this selection of works from the Anderson Collection that personify the color black.🖤Louise ...
05/22/2026

Back to Black ⚫

Please enjoy this selection of works from the Anderson Collection that personify the color black.

🖤Louise Nevelson, “Sky Garden,” 1959-1964, enamel on wood

🖤Vija Celmins, “Barrier,” 1985-1986, oil and wax on linen

🖤Martin Puryear, “Dumb Luck,” 1990, wire mesh, wood, and tar

🖤Donald Sultan, “Street Light, February 7, 1982,” 1982, oil, spackle, and tar on vinyl tile on masonite

🖤Nathan Oliveira, “Stage #2 With Bed,” 1967, oil on canvas

🖤Mark Rothko, “Untitled (Black and Gray),”1969, acrylic on canvas

Drop in, settle down.Drop-In Drawing is happening at the Anderson Collection on May 22.This free, relaxed drawing sessio...
05/21/2026

Drop in, settle down.

Drop-In Drawing is happening at the Anderson Collection on May 22.

This free, relaxed drawing session invites visitors of any experience level to experiment with pencils and paper while exploring the collection from a creative perspective.

📝Pencils, paper, and gallery stools provided

📍Meet in the museum lobby

🚫No registration required

♥️Always free. All are welcome.

Art break this week? 🎨Join us for guided tours at the Anderson Collection — whether you want a quick 15-minute deep dive...
05/20/2026

Art break this week? 🎨

Join us for guided tours at the Anderson Collection — whether you want a quick 15-minute deep dive or a full walkthrough of the galleries. As always, we are admission-free, and everyone is welcome. 📍 Meet at the top of the stairs
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Spotlight Tours

📅 Thursday, May 21
🕛 12:00 PM & 12:30 PM

Take a 15-minute spotlight tour focused on one object in the Anderson Collection. New works are featured each week.

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Highlights Tour

📅 Saturday, May 23, 2026
🕧 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM

Explore highlights from the Anderson Collection on a free guided tour of the galleries. No registration required.

05/19/2026

Each bowl in Erika Chong Shuch's “1,000 Ways to Hold” carries a story. 📖

Formed during a conversation between two people—often strangers—about what they’ve held, each bowl is embedded with a recorded fragment of that exchange.👥

In the gallery, you become part of the experience: Pick up a bowl, place it on the listening station, and hear it come to life.🎶

Watch the video to see how it works.📽️

Do You Know Your Herstory?📚Long overshadowed by the movement’s “macho male painters,” artists such as Helen Frankenthale...
05/18/2026

Do You Know Your Herstory?📚

Long overshadowed by the movement’s “macho male painters,” artists such as Helen Frankenthaler, Jay DeFeo, Joan Mitchell, and Louise Nevelson were just as central to the development of Abstract Expressionism, bringing new techniques, materials, and ideas, helping redefine art history. Even today, their work still feels fresh, fearless, and powerful!

🎨Helen Frankenthaler, "Approach," 1962, oil on canvas.

🎨Louise Nevelson, "Sky Garden," 1959-1964, enamel on wood.

🎨Joan Mitchell, "Before, Again IV," 1985, oil on canvas.

🎨Jay DeFeo, "Summer Image (For My Mother)," 1983, oil and acrylic on paper.

Which artist are you looking forward to seeing at the Anderson? 👀

Make the Anderson Collection your home away from home.🏡International Museum Day is this Monday, May 18. Admission is fre...
05/17/2026

Make the Anderson Collection your home away from home.🏡

International Museum Day is this Monday, May 18. Admission is free all day — and always — so spend your Monday with us. 🙌

🖼️Tony Berlant, “Dutch Landscape,” 1986, metal on plywood


Heads up! 💜 BTS is coming to Stanford Stadium this weekend, which means traffic and parking around campus will be limite...
05/16/2026

Heads up! 💜 BTS is coming to Stanford Stadium this weekend, which means traffic and parking around campus will be limited on May 16 & 17.

We’ll be open all weekend long and would love to see you! We recommend taking public transportation, biking, or walking if possible.

Getting here: , BART, SamTrans, VTA, bike, or walk 🚆🚲

🌲Now Open: Floating Grotto🌲Stanford students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering course “Responsive Structures” w...
05/14/2026

🌲Now Open: Floating Grotto🌲

Stanford students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering course “Responsive Structures” will design and build an immersive installation outside the museum.
Using salvaged redwood and oak trees felled on Stanford’s campus, students will construct “Floating Grotto” through traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery— an ancient woodworking technique that connects carved wooden elements without nails or metal fasteners.

Designed under the guidance of structural engineer Jun Sato (University of Tokyo) and Beverly Choe (Stanford), this project highlights the intersection of architecture, engineering, and the reuse of environmental materials.
Visitors are invited to walk around the structure, but are asked to stay outside the small barrier and not touch.

On view outside the Anderson Collection at Stanford University for a limited time only.

🗓️ May 11–28, 2026

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