The Anderson Collection

​August 27 at 11:00 AM — Abstract Art at Stanford

​We’ll meet at Stanford’s Anderson Collection, next to the Cantor Arts Center, to explore modern and contemporary abstract art.

​During this session, instead of trying to immediately “understand” abstraction, we’ll slow down and look more closely: What happens with color, form, scale, our bodies, our attention, and our personal associations?

​We’ll focus on works by Jackson Pollock and Joan Mitchell — two major figures of American Abstract Expressionism — and use them as a starting point to talk about the different experiences of men and women within the history of abstract art. Everything I love to talk about.

​We’ll explore one artwork together using the VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies) method — observing, sharing what we notice, and building meaning through conversation.

​A relaxed, thoughtful encounter with art that doesn’t always explain itself in words, but can communicate powerfully through our senses and emotions.

​The session will be held in English.
Museum admission is free.