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Organization
Cantor Center for Visual Arts - Stanford
The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, features collections in 27 galleries, special exhibitions, and stimulating educational programs and events. The Center is a cultural hub for the Peninsula and South Bay region.
Collections include, The Ancient Americas, The Ancient Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Native America, Europe, the United States, Early Twentieth Century Art, and Contemporary Art. The Center also features an exquisite outdoor Auguste Rodin sculpture garden.
CENTER HOURS:
Wed thru Sun: 11:00am - 5:00pm;
Thursday: 11:00am - 8:00pm
Monday/Tuesday/Holidays: Closed
ADMISSION: Free
LOCATION & PARKING:
The Cantor Arts Center is located at Lomita Drive and Museum Way, off Palm Drive, on the Stanford University campus. Limited metered parking is available in front of the Center on Lomita Drive and in the parking structure at the corner of Campus Drive and Roth Way. Parking in most areas is free and unrestricted after 4:00 pm and on the weekends.
The Center is fully accessible to people with disabilities.
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Contact Info
Cantor Center for Visual Arts - Stanford
Lomita Drive at Museum Way (off Palm Drive)
Stanford, CA 94305-5060Phone: 650-723-4177
Fax: 650-725-0464
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Video & Image Gallery
Video | Images
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Current Events
08/01/08-
OngoingContemporary Glass
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/23/08-
10/26/08Richard Diebenkorn, Artist & Carey Stanton, Collector: Their Stanford Collection
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/23/08-
11/09/08Richard Diebenkorn - Abstraction on Paper
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/16/08-
11/30/08Andy Warhol Prints
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/18/07-
OngoingLiving Traditions: Arts of the Americas
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/19/06-
OngoingPapua New Guinea Sculpture Garden
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University10/31/06-
OngoingTour: Introducing the Cantor Arts Center
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University01/01/06-
OngoingRodin Sculpture Garden
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/20/05-
OngoingExplore Outdoor Sculpture
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Upcoming Events
10/08/08-
03/29/09Goltzius and His Circle
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/12/08-
02/15/09Durer to Picasso
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University12/03/08-
03/22/09Timbuktu to CapeTown
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University12/17/08-
03/29/09Hendrick Goltzius: Promised Gifts from the Kirk Long Collection
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/18/09-
OngoingRodin! The Complete Stanford Collection
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University03/18/09-
06/21/09Splendid Grief: Darren Waterston and the Afterlife of Leland Stanford Jr.
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University03/18/09-
08/16/09Pop to Present
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/15/09-
07/26/09Appellations from Antiquity
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/29/09-
10/18/09From the Bronze Age of China to Japan’s Floating World
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Member Reviews
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Event Name: Rodin Sculpture Garden
"local tradition"
Review posted by: rich carter from san mateo,ca, Apr 09, 2008
a beautiful and important local spot. maybe not deserving the hype on the top 10 list, but that doesn't discount the beautiful garden if you're visiting the canter center. check it out, find out for... Expand
a beautiful and important local spot. maybe not deserving the hype on the top 10 list, but that doesn't discount the beautiful garden if you're visiting the canter center. check it out, find out for yourself. Collapse
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Event Name: Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World
"Fascinating glimpse into another world"
Review posted by: Becky from Sunnyvale, CA, Aug 13, 2007
This exhibit does an excellent job in delving into many facets of these nomadic people's lives. The intricate jewelry is a highlight, but so are the leather tents, video clips of traditional... Expand
This exhibit does an excellent job in delving into many facets of these nomadic people's lives. The intricate jewelry is a highlight, but so are the leather tents, video clips of traditional ceremonies, and leather creations. It's a treat to see Tuareg visitors sitting in the exhibit doing traditional leather and silver work. Too bad they can't be there all the time. Collapse
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Event Name: Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks
"Compelling and heartbreaking"
Review posted by: Becky from Sunnyvale, CA, May 18, 2007
Even though they were taken decades ago, these images of urban poverty serve as a sad education for those of us in the privileged 'burbs. Parks had an incredible eye, searing and compassionate at the... Expand
Even though they were taken decades ago, these images of urban poverty serve as a sad education for those of us in the privileged 'burbs. Parks had an incredible eye, searing and compassionate at the same time. It's interesting to note that he was also the filmmaker who made "Shaft." Collapse
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Event Name: Rodin Sculpture Garden
"Peaceful, beautiful setting"
Review posted by: Mouse from Sunnyvale, CA, Sep 18, 2006
The Rodin garden has been one of my favorite hang-outs since high school. The layout is elegant, and the sculptures are simply magical. Lovely spot for picnicking, too.
The Rodin garden has been one of my favorite hang-outs since high school. The layout is elegant, and the sculptures are simply magical. Lovely spot for picnicking, too.
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Event Name: Conflict and Art
"scant modern art"
Review posted by: Anonymous from San Jose, CA, Aug 13, 2006
I prefer modern art and there was little of this to be found in this exhibition ('though the photos were pretty interesting). It was OK.
I prefer modern art and there was little of this to be found in this exhibition ('though the photos were pretty interesting). It was OK.
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Event Name: American ABC: Childhood in 19th-Century America
"Little shop of horrors!"
Review posted by: david renton from Palo Alto, Apr 15, 2006
The Cantor museum is a wonderful asset to the community and always worth a visit. The trouble with American ABC Childhood in 19th century America exhibition is that it contains a hideous collection of... Expand
The Cantor museum is a wonderful asset to the community and always worth a visit. The trouble with American ABC Childhood in 19th century America exhibition is that it contains a hideous collection of tasteless, (sexist and racist as well),kitch, housed in a kind of "ethan allen" furniture store environment. Thank god I wasnt a child in 19th Century America. The good news is you can go upstairs in the gallery and look at some very powerful work by Munch and a fascinating (but small) collection of symbolistic works!! Go for it. Collapse
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Event Name: American ABC: Childhood in 19th-Century America
"Charming, compact, "famous names.""
Review posted by: Carol Wright from Mountain View, Feb 23, 2006
This is a lovely exhibit, free admission too, easy parking, kewl cafe. The Cantor created architectural gallery rooms within the main gallery to exhibit paintings of children (not BY children) in the... Expand
This is a lovely exhibit, free admission too, easy parking, kewl cafe. The Cantor created architectural gallery rooms within the main gallery to exhibit paintings of children (not BY children) in the 19th Century. You'll see several Winslow Homer oils up close and personal. Each small room has a theme to honor different "classes" of children: Girls, raggamuffins, blacks, Native American, boys, country kids. At the far end is a school room with typical maps, readers, toys, benches, dunce corner, etc. My elderly mom loved it, especially since the paintings are hung low enough for kids and the wheelchair bound. Doesn't hurt that there's a neat cafe at the museum...and don't forget that huge collection of Rodin statues (both inside and out.) We'll probably go again! Collapse
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Past Events
06/04/08-
10/05/08Spared from the Storm - Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University05/04/08 Family Fun Day
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/30/08-
07/06/08Experiments in Navigation - The Art of Charles Hobson
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University03/26/08-
06/29/08Makishi - Mask Characters of Zambia
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University01/30/08-
05/04/08Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University01/02/08-
04/06/08Private and Public: Class, Personality, Politics, and Landscape in British Photography
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/21/07-
03/02/08Dreaming of a Speech Without Words: The Paintings & Early Objects of H.C. W
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University10/18/07 Yosemite Films, Part 4
Annenberg Auditorium - Stanford University10/03/07-
01/06/08Anxious Objects: Willie Cole's Favorite Brands
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/15/07 Yosemite Films, Part 2
Annenberg Auditorium - Stanford University08/08/07-
12/02/07Mutual Admiration: Eugene Carriere & His Circle
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/08/07 Yosemite Films, Part 1
Annenberg Auditorium - Stanford University07/25/07-
10/28/07Yosemite's Structure and Textures
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University05/30/07-
09/02/07Art of Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University03/21/07-
07/01/07Bare Witness: Photographs by Gordon Parks
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/14/07-
05/06/07In the American West: Photography by Richard Avedon
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/15/06-
03/04/07Visions of Dharma: Thai Contemporary Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/08/06-
12/31/06A New 19th Century: The Mondavi Family Gallery Reinstalled
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University09/20/06-
12/31/06The Virgin, Saints, and Angels: South American Paintings 1600 – 1825
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/10/06 Twilight Summer Film Series - Pat and Mike
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/09/06-
11/26/06Chasing History: Art and Provenance
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/27/06 Twilight Summer Film Series - West Side Story
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/19/06-
10/29/06Chinese Painting on the Eve of the Communist Revolution
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/13/06 Twilight Summer Film Series - Chicken Run
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University06/07/06-
08/27/06Conflict and Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/29/06-
09/24/06Art from Life: Prints by Robert Rauschenberg
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/12/06-
07/23/06The Perfume of Sadness: Symbolist Art from the Kirk Long Collection
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/11/06 Manifesto: A Conversation wi/ Filmmaker Dusan Makavejev
Cubberley Auditorium - Stanford University04/07/06 Edvard Munch
Annenberg Auditorium - Stanford University03/22/06-
06/25/06Desire, Anxiety, and Loss: The Prints of Edvard Munch
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/01/06-
05/07/06American ABC: Childhood in 19th-Century America
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University12/14/05-
03/26/06Flaming Red Cloth: Color & Design in the Weavings of Borneo
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University10/12/05-
02/26/06Fired at Davis: Figurative Ceramic Sculpture by Robert Arneson
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University09/14/05-
01/01/06Revolutionary Tides - The Art of the Political Poster 1914 - 1989
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/10/05-
11/27/05Food, Frogs and Fido: Work on Paper by David Gilhooly
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University06/29/05-
09/18/05Manufactured Landscapes - The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University06/15/05-
06/14/06Auguste Rodin Sculpture Tour
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University06/15/05-
06/14/06Introducing the Cantor Arts Center
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University06/10/05-
06/09/06Memorial Church Tour
Memorial Church - Stanford University06/05/05 Explore Outdoor Sculpture
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University05/26/05 Vanishing Worlds Lecture
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University05/25/05-
08/21/05Vanishing Worlds - Art & Ritual in Amazonia
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University05/12/05 Pull My Daisy
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/29/05-
05/01/05Treasure Market
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/17/05 Explore Outdoor Scuplture
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/13/05-
07/24/05Shini-e: The Performance of Death in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University03/12/05-
03/28/06Family Tour of Cantor Arts Center
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University03/02/05-
06/12/05Guardian of the Flame - Art of Sri Lanka
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/17/05-
03/06/05Merce Cunningham - Dance for Film
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University01/26/05-
05/01/05On the Edge - Contemporary Chinese Artists Encounter the West
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University12/18/04-
06/15/05Sculpture by Manuel Neri & Nathan Oliveira
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University12/15/04-
03/27/05The Terrible Imaginings of John Hamilton Mortimer
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University12/05/04 Holiday Musicale
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/18/04 Faculty Choice Lecture Series
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University10/20/04-
02/06/05Women on the Verge
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/19/04 Rivers and Tides
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/04/04-
11/28/04Finding Sellaio - Conserving & Attributing a Renaissance Painting
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/14/04-
01/02/05Questions
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University05/26/04-
09/26/04The Shamanic World-View: Arts of the Americas
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University04/14/04-
07/18/04Grotesques–Leonardo's Strange Legacy
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/18/04-
06/20/04From Picasso to Thiebaud: Modern & Contemporary Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/06/04 Fictional Worlds Conference
01/14/04-
05/02/04The Artist Observed: Portraits and Self-Portraits
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University12/12/03-
OngoingWhen Is a Portrait Not a Portrait?
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/12/03-
03/28/04Fictional Worlds, Virtual Experiences: Storytelling & Computer Games
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University11/05/03-
02/01/04Grotesques-The Inspiration of Leonardo
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University10/08/03-
01/18/04Hudson River School Masterworks from Wadsworth Atheneum
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University09/10/03-
01/04/04The Beginning of Seeing: Adolph Gottlieb & Tribal Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University09/07/03 Wired Gardens
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/21/03 Anton Schwartz Quartet
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University08/07/03 Twilight Films at the Cantor Arts Center
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University07/02/03-
10/19/03From Forreine Places All the Varietie of Herbes
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University06/11/03-
09/07/03The Changing Garden: 400 Years of European & American Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University05/07/03-
08/17/03The Ideal Figure
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University03/15/03-
07/13/03A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever—or Is It?
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/12/03-
06/15/03Di Alte Heym: Photographs of Jewish Eastern Europe Before the Holocaust
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/05/03-
05/11/03Time Stands Still: Muybridge & the Instantaneous Photography Movement
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University02/01/03-
02/28/03The Photograph as Document/as Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University01/15/03-
04/20/03Nsila-El Camino: Jose Bedia and The Spirit's Path in Congo Art
Cantor Center for Visual Art- Stanford University10/09/02-
01/12/03Distinctly American: The Photography of Wright Morris
09/18/02-
12/29/02Salviati at Stanford: Venetian Glass of the 1890s
09/18/02-
12/29/02Contemporary Reflections of Venetian Glass
09/18/02-
02/13/03Multiple Exposure: Photographic Imagery and Contemporary Prints
07/10/02-
11/03/02A Sculptor's Sketch
05/08/02-
08/11/02Uncommon Legacies: Native American Art from the Peabody Essex Museum
01/30/02-
04/21/02Aerial Muse: The Art of Yvonne Jacquette
10/31/01-
02/10/02Men at Work: Paintings by Kristina Branch
10/10/01-
01/06/02Liberated Voices: Contemporary Art from South Africa
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