Artist Talk | Holographic Space, a talk by Charles Ray

Join us for an artist talk with renowned sculptor Charles Ray, followed by a conversation with Patrick R. Crowley, Associate Curator of European Art at the Cantor. For over fifty years, Charles Ray has worked towards the limits of sculpture, exploring how the transformation of space can change a viewer's relationship to an object. Ray will reflect on his work over the decades, including his 16mm film Fashions (1996), which is currently on view in Solid Pictures. Curated by Patrick R. Crowley, Solid Pictures is the first major exhibition to explore the overlooked 1859 photosculptures of French artist and inventor François Willème, whose experiments translating photographic negatives into three-dimensional figures lay the groundwork for modern 3D scanning and printing technologies. Crowley will join Ray in conversation to discuss how Ray’s broader practice connects to the questions in the exhibition around three-dimensionality, consumerism, and how clothing and fashion sit within the perceptual understanding of a figure. All public programs at the Cantor Arts Center are always free! Space for this program is limited; advance registration is recommended. Those who have registered will have priority for seating. ​RSVP here. About the Artist Charles Ray (b. 1953) grew up in Chicago and moved to Los Angeles in 1981, where he currently lives and works. His art has been featured in Documenta, three Venice Biennales, and six Whitney Biennials, and his sculptures have been the subject of five retrospectives. The first was organized in 1998 by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and traveled to the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The second was from 2014 to 2015 at the Kunstmuseum Basel and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2022, a solo presentation opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as well as simultaneous solo exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou and Bourse de Commerce in Paris. Parking Free visitor parking is available along Lomita Drive as well as on the first floor of the Roth Way Garage Structure, located at the corner of Campus Drive West and Roth Way at 345 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305. From the Palo Alto Caltrain station, the Cantor Arts Center is about a 20-minute walk or the free Marguerite shuttle will bring you to campus via the Y or X lines. Disability parking is located along Lomita Drive near the main entrance of the Cantor Arts Center. Additional disability parking is located on Museum Way and in Parking Structure 1 (Roth Way & Campus Drive). Please click here to view the disability parking and access points. Accessibility Information or Requests Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is committed to ensuring our programs are accessible to everyone. To request access information and/or accommodations for this event, please complete this form at least one week prior to the event: museum.stanford.edu/access. For questions, please contact [email protected] or Kwang-Mi Ro, [email protected], (650) 723-3469. Image: Charles Ray. Puzzle Bottle, 1995. Glass, painted wood, cork; 13 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches, 34 x 9 x 9 centimeters; © 1998: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.