A visit to the Cantor Center for the Arts at Stanford

Last Friday I visited the Cantor Center for the Arts at Stanford with my uncle and my niece and nephew, and spent a few very good hours checking out the artwork at this wonderful museum. Currently they have an exhibit titled "Pop to Present" which is a delight. Admission is free and there are docent guided tours available. It is a nice way to spend an afternoon, or a morning for anyone who lives near Stanford University. This is an amazing place, and I can hardly wait until September when I become officially a master's student there.

Pop to Present
Through August 16
Sixty modern and contemporary works from the pop and minimalism movements of the 1960s to diverse 21st-century media, including newly collected works of northern California ceramics and contemporary prints. Free docent tours Thursday 12:15, Saturday and Sunday 2 pm.

Other Exhibits include:

Contemporary Glass
Extended to August 2010
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.

From the Bronze Age of China to Japan's Floating World
Through October 18
This exhibition presents newly acquired works, covering a diverse range of cultures and historical periods, including bronzes, ceramics, woodcut prints, calligraphy, sculpture, and paintings.

Rodin! The Complete Stanford Collection
On view indefinitely
The entire collection of works in bronze, plaster, ceramic, stone, and wax by renowned French sculptor Auguste Rodin, reopens to the public and continues on view indefinitely. Free docent tours Wednesday 2 pm, Saturday 11:30 am, and Sunday 3 pm.

The Metaphysics of Notation, a visual and musical performance art piece composed by Mark Applebaum.
Fridays between 12 noon and 1 pm
- August 7, 14, 21: Stanford Jazz Workshop
- August 28: Dennis Shafer, saxophone

(exhibit info source: August 2009 e-newsletter, Cantor Center for the Arts)