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Dwelling: New Acquisitions
Exhibition

Dwelling: New Acquisitions

October 4, 2024–Ongoing

An image of two men on a couch hugging

Joey Terrill, Me and Robert Watching Strait Jacket, 1986–1987. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 30 in. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University. William Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Art Museum Acquisition Fund, 2024.20. Courtesy of the artist and Ortuzar Projects, New York. Photo: Steven Probert © Joey Terrill

Pigott Family Gallery (142)

 

Dwelling: New Acquisitions showcases recent acquisitions to the Cantor Arts Center's collection and explores how these works expand our understanding of home. This exhibition highlights that home can be more than just a physical space; it can also be a familial tradition, a challenging reality, or the inner world of one's own mind and body. By offering diverse perspectives and experiences, this grouping of works suggests that art itself can serve as a meaningful dwelling place.

Titled after a blanket sculpture by artist Marie Watt that anchors the exhibition, Dwelling also includes works by artists Pacita Abad, Robert Bechtle, ektor garcia, Ficre Ghebreyesus, Sasha Gordon, Mike Henderson, Nina Katchadourian, Margaret Kilgallen, James Leong, Narsiso Martinez, Jiab Prachakul, Ben Sakoguchi, Stephanie Shih, Rose B. Simpson, Joey Terrill, Lava Thomas, Arleene Correa Valencia, Gary Woo, and Oscar yi Hou.

 

Dwelling: New Acquisitions is curated by Veronica Roberts, John and Jill Freidenrich Director, and Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, PhD, Robert M. and Ruth L. Halperin Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Co-Director of the Asian American Art Initiative; with Kathryn Cua, Curatorial Assistant, Asian American Art Initiative, and Jorge Eduardo Sibaja, Curatorial Assistant.
This exhibition is organized by the Cantor Arts Center. We gratefully acknowledge sustained support provided by the Halperin Exhibitions Fund, The Hockwald Fund, and the Phyllis Wattis Program Fund.


Upcoming Programs

 

Dwelling Lunch Time Curator Talks

With Veronica Roberts
Thurs., Nov. 14, 1:00 p.m. RSVP

 


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