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Sean Scully, Wall of Light Pink White, 1999. Oil on canvas. Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Gift of Sean Scully, 2024.1

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This season, the Anderson Collection debuts spotlight installations of three celebrated artists—Susan Rothenberg, Sean Scully, and Robert Therrien.

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This Thursday at 1pm, join Jason Linetzky, Museum This Thursday at 1pm, join Jason Linetzky, Museum Director at the Anderson Collection, for a special tour of 'Spotlights' 🎨 Our spotlight installations this season celebrate the work of three artists—Susan Rothenberg, Sean Scully, and Robert Therrien. RSVP for free and explore upcoming programs at the link in our bio!

Robert Therrien's practice is grounded by bold hue Robert Therrien's practice is grounded by bold hues, strong shapes, and reflections on everyday objects. But did you know that one of artist Robert Therrien's signature motifs in his practice is a pointed witch hat? Head upstairs to our Robert Therrien focus gallery to get in the Halloween spirit 🧙‍♀️

NEXT MONTH 📆 Join us at the museum on the even NEXT MONTH 📆 Join us at the museum on the evening of November 5 for a performance by the Poiesis Quartet! Fresh from winning First Prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the group will perform works by underrepresented voices with dynamic artistry inside our galleries 🎶 RSVP for this free event at the link in our bio 🎻

For Alteronce Gumby, color transcends visual prope For Alteronce Gumby, color transcends visual properties. The artist’s use of color becomes experiential, emotional, and cosmic 🌟 His works transform pigments into radiant fields, where glass and gemstones refract light into shimmering spectrums. Gumby often speaks of color as a language, one that carries memory, energy, and possibility. His approach connects scientific investigations of light with personal and cultural histories, reminding us that color is never neutral but always charged 🎨 Experience Gumby's vibrant world in the artist's first West Coast museum exhibition ↑ Installation photography by @glencheriton

We recently celebrated the opening of Alteronce Gu We recently celebrated the opening of Alteronce Gumby's first West Coast museum exhibition! Featuring Gumby's recent works that investigate color, the cosmos, and abstraction, several of the compositions draw inspiration from artists represented in the Anderson Collection including Joan Mitchell and Josef Albers. Head to anderson.stanford.edu to plan your visit and attend a curator talk with Anderson staff inside the exhibition 🖌

Today, we’re celebrating Mark Rothko’s birthda Today, we’re celebrating Mark Rothko’s birthday and his legacy that continues to inspire contemporary artists. One painter taking after Rothko’s rich coloration is Alteronce Gumby, whose solo exhibition at the Anderson Collection just opened: "I first encountered Mark Rothko’s work in 2008 during a visit to the Museum of Modern Art. I’d gone to meet a friend, but what I found was something closer to a sanctuary. Rothko’s paintings didn’t shout - they emanated. They asked you to slow down, to get quiet. Being in their presence felt like entering a meditative state," says Gumby. View Gumby’s "After Rothko" on our first floor and Rothko’s "Untitled (Black and Gray)" and "Pink and White over Red" upstairs ♥️🖤

SAVE THE DATE 📅 On September 30 from 6pm to 8p SAVE THE DATE 📅 On September 30 from 6pm to 8pm, join us and artist Alteronce Gumby for a screening of his film COLOR, a luminous cinematic journey from Holi in India to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, followed by a Q&A with the artist. RSVP for this free program organized in conjunction with our upcoming exhibition 'Alteronce Gumby' at the link in our bio 🎬

Our upstairs is now home to spotlight installation Our upstairs is now home to spotlight installations of three celebrated artists—Susan Rothenberg (1945-2020), Sean Scully (b. 1945), and Robert Therrien (1947-2019). From Rothenberg’s dynamic canvases to Scully’s bold abstraction and Therrien’s playful forms, these galleries speak to the range of modern and contemporary American art.

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