The Anderson Collection’s “An Expanded Lens” is open at Stanford until Sunday, August 17 this year. The exhibition — curated by Emily Chun, Christian Gonzalez Ho, and Dejan Vasic — comprises historic and contemporary works on loan from the Anderson family. The collection reconsiders the artistic canon through a more inclusive and varied lens, bringing lesser-known voices into view with familiar giants of modern and contemporary art.
The exhibition is plentiful in its works, as well as in its variety of artistic styles and time periods. It’s easy to get lost, visually and conceptually, caught in the stream of aesthetic surprises as you move through the collection. Here you’ll find abstract expressionism, impressionism, cubism, minimalism, and other genres of contemporary art. Artworks of similar nature are loosely grouped into a “room” in the collection, semi-isolated by freestanding walls. And so, you’re bound to find at least one piece — if not, several — to your liking, that stay with you long after you leave.
Here’s what to expect:
