Today saw the first-ever Arts and Culture Free4All: 12 cultural institutes located within the 3-block Yerba Buena Neighborhood opened their doors to the public for free. The rainy day made it a perfect day to spend in museums, but everyone had the same idea so the establishments were all mobbed. I went back to MOMA for the Olafur Eliasson exhibit again and also fell in love with the Joseph Cornell boxes and Jeff Wall's story-filled photographs. Below is one of my favorite photos from the Jeff Wall installation.
Afterwards I made my first visit of what should be many to the Cartoon Art Museum for Edward Gorey's Dracula exhibit: "August 11, 2007 - January 20, 2008 The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to present Edward Gorey's Dracula, an amazing exhibition of the master cartoonist's original set and costume designs, rare production photographs and memorabilia from the Tony Award-winning Broadway production. Museum visitors will have a unique behind-the-scenes look at the creative process, from Gorey's initial notes and sketches through his completed concept artwork." Having become a fan of Gorey's work from his opening animations for PBS' Mystery series, it was something else to see his detailed works up close. Also charming were works by Mary Blair who was a concept artist for Walt Disney Studios from 1940s onward. I picked up a rendition of Cinderella illustrated by Blair to gift to my sister, as Cinderella was always her favorite Disney princess film.
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