About this Event
On the occasion of the grand opening of Hauser & Wirth Palo Alto and the inaugural exhibition ‘Calder | O’Keeffe,’ we are thrilled to invite you to a series of exhibition walkthroughs with leading scholars in the gallery, poetry readings in our new bookshop and a block party on Emerson Street with live performances, DJ sets by GULU, Tie Dye Trippin and bella d., and food trucks by Rincon Del Cielo Taqueria, Bay Area Munchiez and Crazy Empanadas. Enjoy complimentary Salt & Straw ice cream and Fez Coffee under shaded communal tables after exploring the first-of-its-kind exhibition.
Peruse our bookshop throughout the day with featured titles from Hauser & Wirth Publishers including books on artists Alexander Calder, Philip Guston, Louise Bourgeois and more, as well as ‘A Cookbook for Iwan’ and the new issue of Ursula Magazine with a cover story on Alexander Calder and Georgia O’Keeffe’s friendship.
FULL PROGRAM
11 am – 1 pm
Music by DJ GULU
Complimentary coffee by Fez Concierge
11.30 am
Exhibition Walkthrough: Calder Foundation President Alexander S. C. Rower on his grandfather Alexander Calder
1 – 1.20 pm
Stanford Taiko performance
1.20 – 3 pm
Music by DJ Tie Dye Trippin
1.30 pm
Exhibition Walkthrough: Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s Dr. Laura Wertheim Joseph & Stanford University’s Alexander Nemerov on Georgia O’Keeffe
3 – 3.30 pm
Cardinal Calypso performance
3 – 5 pm
Complimentary Salt & Straw ice cream*
3.30 pm
Book & Poetry Readings: Philip Guston’s daughter Musa Mayer reads from ‘Life With P.’ & Clark Coolidge reads Guston inspired poems
4 – 6 pm
Music by DJ bella d.
The program is free to attend, however, reservations are recommended.
*Available while supplies last
Ursula Cover: Georgia O’Keeffe at her home in Abiquiú, New Mexico in 1974, beneath Untitled (1942) by Alexander Calder. Photo: Christopher Springmann. Artwork © 2026 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Illustration: Carolyn Figel
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