Stanford University
Exhibition

Dwelling: New Acquisitions

October 4, 2024–Ongoing

Rupy C. Tut's "Where Dreams Flow"

Rupy C. Tut (American, born in India, 1985). Where Dreams Flow, 2024. Handmade pigments on linen. Cantor Arts Center Collection, Purchase with funds provided by Pamela and David Hornik in support of the Asian American Art Initiative, 2025.3

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, Amanda Ba, Robert Bechtle, Katherine Bradford, Mel Chin, Ficre Ghebreyesus, Sasha Gordon, Mike Henderson, Greg Ito, Margaret Kilgallen, James Leong, Keisho Okayama, Ben Sakoguchi, Stephanie Shih, Rose B. Simpson, Joey Terrill, Rupy C. Tut, 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.

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A sculpture of a person with a headpiece
An image with green and orange hues with a variety of geometric shapes

Gary Woo (b. 1925, Guangzhou, China; d. 2006, San Francisco, CA), Slide, 1954. Oil on canvas. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University gift of Yolanda Garfias Woo in support of the Asian American Art Initiative, 2022.86. © Gary Woo

An image with green hues and diffuminated shapes

Gary Woo (b. 1925, Guangzhou, China; d. 2006, San Francisco, CA), Peace in the Hills, 1961. Oil on canvas. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University gift of Yolanda Garfias Woo in support of the Asian American Art Initiative, 2022.87. © Gary Woo

An image of a red and white picture resembling snow

Gary Woo (b. 1925, Guangzhou, China; d. 2006, San Francisco, CA), Winter Story, 1961. Oil on canvas. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University gift of Yolanda Garfias Woo in support of the Asian American Art Initiative, 2022.88. © Gary Woo

An image of over 800 blankets stacked on top of each other in an art gallery

Marie Watt (b. 1967, Seattle, WA; based in Portland, OR, Member of the Seneca Nation), Dwelling, 2006. Reclaimed and new wool blankets, satin binding, manila tags, and safety pins. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University museum purchase made possible by the Phyllis Wattis Program Fund and Contemporary Collectors Circle Fund, 2023.177.1–864. © Marie Watt, courtesy the artist and Catharine Clark Gallery

An image with geometric shapes in pink, blue, brown, and red hues

Mike Henderson (b. 1944, Marshall, Missouri; based in San Leandro, CA) Rain, 1978. Acrylic and mixed media on canvas. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University William Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Art Museum Acquisition Fund with support from Bill Reller, 2023.52. © Mike Henderson, courtesy the artist and Haines Gallery

An image of two asian women sitting in a small boat on a lake

Sasha Gordon (b.1998, Somers, NY; based in Brooklyn, NY), Almost A Very Rare Thing, 2022. Oil on canvas. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University William Alden Campbell and Martha Campbell Art Museum Acquisition Fund, 2022.90. © Sasha Gordon

An image of several pictures in brown and yellow hues and the words bandbox perfect

Margaret Kilgallen (b. 1967, Washington, D.C.; d. 2001, San Francisco, CA) Untitled (Bandbox Perfect), 1995. Acrylic and pastel on wood and paper with metal letterpress trays, in 10 parts. Cantor Arts Center, The Anonymous B Acquisitions Fund, 2023.64.a-j

A sculpture of a person with a headpiece

Rose B. Simpson (b. 1983, Santa Clara Pueblo, NM, based in Santa Clara Pueblo, NM), Reception, 2023. Ceramic, steel, leather, grout, twine, and hardware. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University museum purchase made possible with funds from Megan and Todd Lewis; Daniel and Mia Conway; Michael Sherman and Carrie Tivador; the Tia Collection, Santa Fe, NM; Shawn and Morgan Stephenson; Charlotte and Herbert S. Wagner III; Candace Barasch; and The C. Diane Christensen Fund for African Art, 2024.11.a–o. © Rose Simpson