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Modern and Contemporary American Abstraction

Modern and Contemporary American Abstraction showcases recent significant acquisitions by well-known abstract expressionists including Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, and George Miyasaki.

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SELECT PR IMAGES AND CAPTIONS FOR: Modern and Contemporary American AbstractionModern and Contemporary American Abstraction November 19, 2025 – October 25, 2026 PRESS CONTACT Margaret Whitehorn mmwhite@stanford.edu328 Lomita Dr, Stanford, CA museum.stanford.eduedu These images are provided for the working media to use in publicizing the exhibition. All other uses are prohibited. Image may not be cropped or bled off the page, and nothing may be superimposed on any image.

Dwelling: New Acquisitions

Dwelling: New Acquisitions showcases recent acquisitions to the Cantor Arts Center's collection and explores how these works expand our understanding of home. The works in this exhibition change frequently, with many new acquisitions having been added in November 2025.

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Rupy C. Tut's "Where Dreams Flow"

The Faces of Ruth Asawa

This focused exhibition explores Asawa’s intimate relationship with clay and offers a new context with which to understand her diverse body of work.

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masks

Archive Room: Ruth Asawa

Selections from Special Collections at Stanford Libraries

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a woman artist standing infront of a crowd

Archive Room: Ester Hernandez

Selections from Special Collections at Stanford Libraries

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A woman artist in her studio

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