February 2010
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Pick of the Month
Continuing Exhibitions
Last Chance
Events
Membership

PICK OF THE MONTH
Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in 20th-Century China
Opens February 17
Calligraphy and paintings from artists known in China as the "Four Great Masters of Ink Painting"
Learn more about the Symposium, Elegant Gatherings, and the catalogue.




CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS
Contemporary Multiples
Through May 16
This collection presents the unconventional ways in which artists such as Claes Oldenburg and Roy Lichtenstein have created multiples in sculpture and other media.



Longing for Sea-Change
Through June 26
The second film, Seeking Refuge, in this series of video installations by contemporary artists living and working in Africa and its diasporas, was made by Berni Searle in 2008. Learn more about artist's talk by Berni Searle on February 11.

LAST CHANCE
Frank Lobdell Figure Drawings
Through February 21
An exhibition of approximately 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.

EVENTS
All events are free and are held in the Cantor Arts Center, unless otherwise noted.
Artist Talk: Seeking Sites of Refuge
Thursday, February 11, 5:30 pm
Artist Berni Searle talks about exploring ideas of belonging and displacement in her recent video work.

Symposium: Performing the Modern: The Politics of Culture and the Arts in Early 20th-Century China
Friday-Sunday, February 19-21
An international symposium on Chinese art in conjunction with the exhbition Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in 20th-Century China, co-sponsored by the Center for East Asian Studies.

Musical Performance Series: Elegant Gatherings
Thursdays, February 18, April 8, May 27, 7:30 pm discussion, 8 pm performance
Elegant gatherings is an ancient term used to describe a gathering of scholars and artists who come together to share their knowledge, deepening friendships as they cultivate their respective scholarly and artistic pursuits.

Art Focus Lectures: For members and non-members to expand their knowledge of art through lectures, seminars, and workshops with faculty, curators, art experts, and artists. Fee, with a discount for Cantor Arts Center members. Upcoming lectures include: The First Modernists: Cezanne to Picasso, The Art of Curating, and Art Deco.

MEMBERSHIP
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Images, top to bottom:
Pan Tianshou, This Land So Beautiful (detail), 1959. Hanging Scroll. Ink and colors on paper. Pan Tianshou Memorial Museum.
Claes Oldenburg, DoubleNose/Purse/Punching Bag/Ashtray, 1970. Leather, bronze, and wood. Cantor Arts Center, Given in honor of Gerhard Casper, Stanford University president (1992-2000), by the Marmor Foundation.
Berni Searle, Seeking Refuge, 2008. Single channel video projection. Courtesy of the artist and Michael Stevenson Gallery.
Frank Lobdell, Figure Drawing No. 118 (detail), 1965. Ink, ink wash, gouache on paper. Private collection.
Reproduction of these images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
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