Archives: March 2008

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Chihuly Installations Under Way at the de Young

Armature for <i>Saffron Tower</i>

Setting up the armature for Saffon Tower

<i>Sun</i>

Chihuly's Sun takes shape

Chihuly parts

Glass elements await assembly at the Legion

This week crews have been busy installing four site-specific works by Dale Chihuly at both the de Young and the Legion of Honor. Saffron Tower (2006) is being set up on the little island in the middle of the de Young's Pool of Enchantment, and, as the name implies, will be lit. The official lighting of the piece will be on Friday, April 4, at approximately 7:30 pm. The museum will be open until 8:45 pm that evening for Friday Nights at the de Young.

The Legion of Honor gets not one but three different Chihuly pieces, one outdoors in the Court of Honor and two indoors in the sculpture galleries flanking the main Rodin gallery (Galleries 8 and 12). Rodin's iconic Thinker will now share his space with a 14-foot-diameter orb called Sun (1999), while the indoor galleries will be home to the ceiling-mounted Aquamarine Three-Tiered Chandelier (2008) and the floor-mounted Sea Blue and Green Tower (2004). These installations are in advance of the special exhibition Chihuly at the de Young, which opens on June 14 and runs through September 28. In addition to the photos here, we've posted a great deal more in on Flickr.more]

Posted by: Andrew Fox | March 26 at 3:41:41 PM
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Friday, March 14, 2008

Hat Day at Bouquets to Art

Hat Day judges, Bouquets to Art 2008

Hat Day judges

Today was the first Hat Day at Bouquets to Art. Hat wearers and admirers gathered in the Piazzoni Murals Room for the judging by local hat experts from Hats on Post, Mrs. Dewson's Hats and the SF Hat Society. Like the floral arrangements throughout the museum, the creativity was abundant.

And the winners are:

Most creative--a tie between:

Most creative winners
This couple came down from Canada to see the show.

Most beautiful:

Most beautiful winner

Cutest and best marketer for the raffle:

Sabrina, age 4

cutest

cutest

And most outstanding (note the shoes!):

winner

winner's shoes

Our thanks to all the contestants, hat wearers and hat aficionados for their support.