Dean Ellis, honored guests, faculty, family, friends, and the Class of 2015, 埃利斯院长、尊敬的来宾、各位教职员工、家人、好友，以及2015届的毕业生们： I cannot begin to express my gratitude for your generosity today. 今天，对于你们的慷慨宽容，我的感激之
The funny thing about "Erased de Kooning" is that it isn't for sale. 有趣的是，《擦掉的德库宁》这幅画并不出售。 It's safe and sound in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 这幅画完好无损地收藏在旧金山现代艺术博物馆里。 It's tremendously valu
When you leave here, you're going to face a great challenge: a full-time job. 你们从这儿毕业后，将会面临一个巨大的挑战：一份全职工作。 And the hardest part is going to be getting used to solving problems that don't yet have answ
I recently fell in love with a story about a great piece of American art. 我最近喜欢上了一个故事，这个故事与一件伟大的美国艺术作品有关。 And it's about a guy named Bob Rauschenberg. 故事的主人公叫鲍勃·劳申贝格。 He was a young artist, and he wen
It only recently occurred to me, while preparing this address, how totally absurd this whole charade was. 直到最近，在准备这次演讲稿时，我才意识到，自己在毕业典礼上的装模作样简直荒谬至极。 It reminded me that oftentimes we do all sorts of si
I love this story because Bill de Kooning had the humility 我非常喜欢这个故事，因为比尔·德库宁很谦逊， to recognize that the greatest thing we can do is provide the best possible foundation for those who come after us. 他认
