Now that I’ve posted a good set of thoroughly depressing political posts, it’s time for something a little more frivolous: pictures from the (newly remodeled) DeYoung Museum. They’re not as good as I had hoped–no flash allowed, understandably, so they tend to be a little on the fuzzy side–but I figured a few were worth sharing here.
This is one of my favorite pieces, just gorgeous in person. Photo doesn’t do it justice, etc.
I’m ambivalent about the exterior of the DeYoung (it’s really ugly from JFK Drive, but looks a lot better from the Concourse), but I love the interior. This is the main stairwell to the lower level. Yes, I know it’s sideways; I think it looks cooler that way. The light well at the top of the picture is filled with ferns and slaty hillocks, a tiny bit of captive wilderness in the middle of the museum.
My initial goal was to catch the International Arts & Crafts exhibit before it goes away (next weekend). Unfortunately, it’s a copyrighted exhibit, so they weren’t allowing any photos at all. I got this one before the guard told me. It’s an ingenious sort of escritoire, with a desk that folds down and a chair that tucks neatly into the structure.
I thought this one was kind of amusing.
This one is very powerful in person. It’s composed of hanging pieces of charred wood from a church fire down South. It gives the whole room a very sombre feeling.
The tower has this awesome composite aerial photomap of San Francisco. Here’s a closer view of the Golden Gate.
[Cross-posted at If I Ran the Zoo]
My mother is crazy about Arts & Crafts. I gave her a book on A&C design for mother’s day.