Events

The internet is at an inflection point. With the growth of artificial intelligence and synthetic media, trust in information faces unprecedented threats. Authenticity is not guaranteed. At the same time, new technologies–referred to as “Web 3”–present opportunities to protect the integrity of data. These solutions can be applied to critical practices including investigative journalism, historical […]

The Anderson family home was a vibrant nexus for art discussions and shared meals, and fostered a rich tapestry of community and conversation. Bringing It Home is a celebration of the love of living with art and foundational relationships between influential artists and the Anderson family. Art and artists commingled with the family in their […]

청계 차일수: 득의망상 (得意忘象) Cheonggea Ilsu Cha: Grasp the Essence, and the Form Fades Away The Stanford East Asia Library presents an exhibition by the South Korean artist Cheonggea Ilsu Cha from November 18, 2024 to February 20, 2025. Artist Cha has dedicated his 40-year career to the mastery of ‘literati’ painting. The literati genre […]

An Expanded Lens invites viewers to reimagine their relationship to artwork in the Anderson Collection by providing new interpretations of the permanent collection through historic arrangements and contemporary pairings on loan from the Anderson family. This exhibition showcases the voices and curatorial collaboration of Stanford art history PhD candidates Emily Chun, Christian Gonzalez Ho, and […]

Stanford Libraries presents The New Deal & The Federal Writers' Project | Selections from the Bruce and Rachel Jeffer Collection, on view May 6, 2024, through January 26, 2025, in the Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Cecil H. Green Library, Bing Wing. Inspired by childhood automobile trips across the U.S. with his father and a […]

Visitors to Hoover Tower are invited to embark on a special journey through the Pacific theater of World War II via the newest exhibition presented by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The Battalion Artist: A Sailor’s Journey Through the South Seas traces the wartime experiences of Natale Bellantoni, a gifted artist and member of […]

This exhibition showcases recent acquisitions to the Cantor Arts Center's collection and explores how these works expand our understanding of home. This exhibition highlights that home can be more than just a physical space; it can also be a familial tradition, a challenging reality, or the inner world of one's own mind and body. By […]

This single gallery exhibition features two video works and two complementary series of small handmade objects and works on paper by San Francisco Bay Area-based artist TT Takemoto. Takemoto’s videos Looking for Jiro (2011) and On the Line (2018) uniquely center queer experiences of intimacy in prewar and WWII contexts. The Gentleman’s Gaman series (2009–23) […]

The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University acquired Untitled (LC.012, Wall of Masks) in 2020. These 233 masks, which originally hung on the exterior of Ruth Asawa’s family home in Noe Valley, have never been shown in their entirety outside their original context. After two years of conservation treatment and careful planning, they were mounted […]

Spirit House is a significant exhibition related to the museum’s Asian American Art Initiative (AAAI) that investigates how contemporary artists of Asian descent challenge the boundary between life and death through art. A thematic exploration of the work of thirty-three Asian American and Asian diasporic artists, Spirit House asks the question, what does it mean […]

The Cantor’s Archive Rooms—a new, pilot presentation at the museum—highlights the rich art historical resources available right here at Stanford. These small, single-gallery, single-artist installations feature engaging selections from the robust holdings of artist archives at Special Collections at Stanford Libraries and enhance our understanding of the artistic process. The inaugural Archive Rooms installations will […]

Livien Yin: Thirsty is the first museum solo exhibition of the work of Brooklyn-based artist Livien Yin, a 2019 Stanford MFA. This single-gallery exhibition showcases new and recent paintings by Yin and their sensitive, researched-based approach to creating scenes of contemporary subjects alongside historical Asian Americans and their environments. In their paintings, Yin often casts […]

Spoiler alert: Come see flying playing cards in Alice in Wonderland to Dada-inspired happenings in Cabaret Voltaire. Featuring books from the Bowes Locked Stacks collection. Curated by Lorna Corbetta and Katie Keller. On view Winter quarter. M-Th 9-7, F 9-5, Sun 12-6.