Alexander Nemerov: The Work of Helen Frankenthaler

What is the relationship between an artwork and its maker? Can we confidently link the two, or do they diverge in meaning and intention? Join us for a keynote lecture by Stanford Art History Professor Alexander Nemerov, author of Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York, as he reflects on these enduring questions. Professor Nemerov will focus on the prints of Helen Frankenthaler, which were recently gifted to the Cantor Arts Center by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation as part of a major exhibition on the artist’s work, to explore her groundbreaking legacy.

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About the Speaker:

Alexander Nemerov, the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Stanford, is the author of many books, including most recently Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York, and another book called The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s, which the novelist Annie Proulx called “one of the richest books ever to come my way, achingly painful and astonishingly tender.” At Stanford, Nemerov teaches a popular course called “How to Look at Art and Why."

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.

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For questions, please contact [email protected] or Kwang-Mi Ro, [email protected], (650) 723-3469.