manuel neri: assertion of the figure
anderson collection at stanford university | palo alto, CA
14 september 2017-12 february 2018
an art exhibition that includes eleven sculptures, reliefs, and works on paper by (san francisco) bay area figurative sculptor manuel neri. recently gifted to the anderson collection (art museum) at stanford university by the manuel neri trust.
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top to bottom:
manuel neri | standing figure I | pigment on plaster | 1974 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA
manuel neri | standing figure II | pigment on plaster | 1982
isn’t the juxtaposition of the manuel neri sculptures with figurative, abstract, and abstract expressionist paintings by richard deibenkorn (another member of the bay area figurative art movement) and joan mitchell outstanding?
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top (left to right):
richard deibenkorn (1922-1993) | girl on the beach | oil on canvas | 1957
manuel neri | untitled female figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA
manuel neri | untitled male figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA
richard deibenkorn (1922-1993) | ocean park #60 | oil on canvas | 1973
bottom (left to right):
joan mitchell | before, again IV | oil on canvas | 1985
manuel neri | untitled female figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA
manuel neri | untitled male figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA
photo credits lisa walsh | innerspace
during the exhibition, seven additional sculptures by manuel neri, which are on temporary loan to the anderson collection from hackett | mill art gallery in san francisco, are installed outside of the museum. their adjacency to the rodin sculpture garden at the cantor arts center at stanford university, which is located next door, is equally outstanding.