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Stanford Report, August 18, 2004

Award-winning film on environmental artist to be shown at Cantor Arts Center

The Cantor Arts Center's summer film series wraps up on Thursday, Aug. 19, with Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time, a 90-minute movie about the environmental artist whose works include the Stone River sculpture near the museum.

Those interested in attending are invited to bring a lawn chair, dinner and friends to the lawn near the Rodin Sculpture Garden. The movie will begin at about 8 p.m. (depending on the time of sunset). Admission and parking are free, and the center's café closes at 8 p.m.

Viewers also are encouraged to check out Goldsworthy's 128-ton sandstone sculpture, which snakes along the center's side lawn near the Rodin Sculpture Garden. The 320-foot-long work debuted in January 2002 and is known for its smooth, winding form, as well as the shadows it casts at different times of the day.

Goldsworthy, a British environmental artist, is known internationally for using wood, leaves, stone and other natural objects in intricate works that change and erode over time. They have been photographed extensively, but the film allows the artist to personally narrate the creative process.

In Rivers and Tides, German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer followed the artist for more than a year to various outdoor locations. The film, made in 2001, won the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

For more information, call the center at 723-3469 or visit http://ccva.stanford.edu/program.html.