Cantor Arts Center presents two new exhibitions, one from China, with  
many programs, and one with art from around the globe.
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Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
February - March 2010
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    New Exhibitions
    Continuing Exhibitions
    Free Programs and Events
    Gallery Changes
    Ongoing from the Collection
    Visitor Information
NEW EXHIBITIONS

Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in 20th- 
Century China
February 17 - July 4, 2010
This landmark exhibition illuminates a turning point in the  
development of Chinese ink painting during the 20th century.  With  
paintings and calligraphy on loan from Chinese collections new to  
American audiences, the exhibition highlights the monumental  
portraits, vibrant bird-and-flower painting, and spectacular  
landscapes by Wu Changshuo (1844–1927), Qi Baishi (1864–1957), Huang  
Binhong (1865–1955), and Pan Tianshou (1897–1971).  Collectively known  
in China as the "Four Great Masters of Ink Painting," these artists  
faced the dual challenges of negotiating the impact of encounters with  
the West while inventing new directions for long-held practices of ink  
painting.
Media preview: Wednesday, February 17, 10 am - noon
Press release: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/tracing2010.html


The Eye of the Beholder: Honoring Ruth and Robert Halperin
March 17 - May 30, 2010
This exhibition of 45 works, on view in two galleries, acknowledges  
the sensibility of a discerning art lover and committed friend of the  
Cantor Arts Center, the late Ruth L. Halperin.  Given to the museum by  
Ruth and Robert Halperin, the works reveal common attributes across  
cultures in the design and creation of pleasing and beautifully made  
objects, including a photograph by British artist Andy Goldsworthy and  
a sinuous iron-wrought form from Nigeria; textural wood sculpture by  
German-born Ursula von Rydingsvard and a carved box by a Kuban artist;  
a woven baby carrier from Cameroon and a woodblock print by Japanese  
artist Kiyoshi Saito.
Press release: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/halperin.html
		
CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS


Frank Lobdell Figure Drawings
On view through February 21, 2010
Nearly 60 figure drawings in ink, pencil, crayon, and wash from  
Lobdell's weekly drawing sessions in the 1960s and 1970s, which he  
used as a springboard to develop his vocabulary of abstraction.
Press release: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/LobdellFigureDrawings.html


The Metaphysics of Notation
On view through February, 2010
This visual and musical performance art piece, composed by Mark  
Applebaum, features densely arranged pictographs on display  
continuously, with an interpretive performance by various musicians  
each Friday.  The score is installed along the balcony overlooking the  
lobby and in the adjoining gallery.  Performances noon on Fridays  
through Feb. 26
Press release: http://museum.stanford.edu/participate/programs_events_faculty_choice.html

Longing for Sea-Change
On view through June 26, 2011
This series of video installations by contemporary artists living and  
working in Africa and the diasporas presents visual narratives that  
address broad issues of humanity in moments of upheaval,  
fragmentation, and transition.  The second installment of the series,  
Seeking Refuge (5 minutes, 56 seconds), is by South African artist  
Berni Searle and shows through June 6.  Other video installations  
follow through June 26, 2011.  Artist Talk: Thursday, February 11,  
5:30 pm
Press release: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/sea_change.html

FREE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Every Friday
Experimental Music Series
"The Metaphysics of Notation" performances continue Fridays through  
Feb. 26, 2010 (No performance Friday, January 1)
A list of performers:  http://museum.stanford.edu/participate/programs_events_performing_arts.html
Noon to 1 pm, Main Lobby balcony

Thursday, February 11
Artist Talk
"Seeking Sites of Refuge"
South African artist Berni Searle speaks about exploring ideas of  
belonging and displacement in her recent video work.
Details: http://museum.stanford.edu/participate/programs_events_lectures_symposia.html
5:30 pm, Cantor Arts Center auditorium

Thursday, February 18
Elegant Gathering I - Seeking Zen:  Brush, Ink, and Music
A Buddhist monk master, a calligrapher, and a qin (ch'in) player  
demonstrate the artistic paths that lead them to faith.
Details: http://museum.stanford.edu/participate/programs_events_performing_arts.html
7:30 pm discussion, 8 pm performance, Cantor Arts Center auditorium

Friday - Sunday, February 19 - 21
Symposium:  Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future
International symposium on Chinese art, cosponsored by the Center for  
East Asian Studies and Stanford's Department of Art and Art History.   
Details: http://museum.stanford.edu/participate/Symposium-Tracing-the-Past.html

GALLERY CHANGES
Most of the Center's 24 galleries present works from the collection  
plus loans.  In addition to temporary exhibitions, listed above, works  
in 18 collection galleries change on a regular basis, especially works  
on paper, which are susceptible to damage from light.  Each collection  
gallery is dedicated to a different era or type of art.  Together the  
galleries span the history of art from ancient China to the 21st  
century.  For the latest changes visit http://museum.stanford.edu/view/rotations.html

On view through March 21, 2010
California Baskets in the Native American art gallery
A new selection of 19th- and 20th-century baskets.

On view through April, 2010
A Legacy in Teaching:  Henry Varnum Poor in the Patricia S. Rebele  
Gallery
A display of paintings from the Center's collection by Stanford art  
faculty of the past.

On view through April, 2010
Art and Invention in the early modern gallery
Photographs depicting scenes of labor and industrialization set in  
Europe and America during the first half of the 20th century.  Artists  
include Lewis Hine and Peter Stackpole.  Also on view are loans of  
German expressionist works and paintings by Hungarian artists.

On view through May 16, 2010
Contemporary Multiples in the contemporary gallery
This display explores the idea that art multiples are not limited to  
the printmaking process by presenting multiples in other media by  
artists such as Claes Oldenburg and Roy Lichtenstein.  Also on view is  
Shi Guorui's massive 4 x 9' photograph, Stanford, featuring the Hoover  
Tower and the Stanford quad.

On view through spring 2010
Honoring Lorenz Eitner in two galleries
Works on paper acquired during the tenure of the museum's former  
director, Lorenz Eitner, include prints and drawings of 18th-century  
Venice and a painting by Théodore Gericault.

On view until August 2010
Contemporary Glass
This exhibition has been revised and extended for one year, now  
presenting works by Dale Chihuly, Matt Eskuche, Harvey K. Littleton,  
Dante Marioni, Richard Marquis, Klaus Moje, Benjamin Moore, William  
Morris, Ginny Ruffner, Laura de Santillana, Lino Tagliapietra, and  
Mary Ann (Toots) Zynsky.
More info:  http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/Cont_Glass.html

On view indefinitely
Chinese Contemporary Art on loan from Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Kwee in the  
Asian art gallery
This collection reflects the dramatic changes that China has undergone  
in the recent past, particularly since the end of the Cultural  
Revolution in 1976. Liu Xiaodong's recent oil painting A Highway Near  
the Yangzi is among works on view.

ONGOING IN THE COLLECTION GALLERIES
The Center's collections span the history of art from ancient China to  
the 21st century.  Selections from the collections are on view in many  
of the Center's 24 galleries plus sculpture gardens and terraces,  
including:
    Rodin! The Complete Stanford Collection
This expanded display presents 200 works from the collection,  
including bronzes, plasters and waxes, plus a rotating selection of  
works on paper. Twenty large sculptures, including The Gates of Hell,  
remain perpetually on view in the Rodin Sculpture Garden.  Press  
release: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/rodin.html
Free docent tours:  Wednesdays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11:30 am, Sundays  
at 3 pm
Rodin Sculpture Garden is always open, free, with lighting for  
nighttime viewing
    Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas
Two galleries integrate work from different Native American peoples  
and times, including major commissions of Northwest Coast art and a  
recent gift of Precolumbian art.
More info: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/ArtAmers.html
     A New 19th Century: The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled
European and American art: portraiture, narrative art, still life, and  
landscape.  Also, changing selections of works on paper plus paintings  
as they might have been in the salon of a collector of the period.
More info: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/19th-century.html
     African Art in Context
Diverse art, including items of dress and body ornament from the Himba  
people of Namibia and beadwork by the Zulu and Ndebele people. More  
info: http://museum.stanford.edu/view/africa.html
     The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family
Examines the interests and accomplishments of the Stanford family,  
including the Central Pacific Railroad, the Palo Alto Stock Farm, the  
founding of Stanford University, and the early days of the museum.
More info:  http://museum.stanford.edu/view/stanford_family.html
     Stone River by Andy Goldsworthy
More info:  http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/archived_acquisitions_goldsworthy.html

VISITOR INFORMATION
FREE Admission
Museum Open: Wednesday-Sunday 11 am - 5 pm and Thursday evenings until  
8 pm
Open: Easter Sunday, April 4, and July 4, 2010
Closed:  Mondays and Tuesdays
LOCATED on the Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way
Phone 650-723-4177     Web http://museum.stanford.edu
FREE PARKING on all weekends plus after 4 pm weekdays.  Pay parking  
($1.50 per hour) at other times.
Maps, directions: http://www.stanford.edu/home/visitors/maps.html   http://museum.stanford.edu/visit/visit_MapDirections.html
Exhibition schedule: http://museum.stanford.edu/news_room/Exhibition_Schedule.html
Free Docent Tours:  http://museum.stanford.edu/visit/public_tours.html

Best regards,

Anna

Anna Koster
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Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University
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