Though photo-taking was forbidden, I sneaked a flashless pic of a stunning cape at the Sciaparelli restrospective at the Textile Museum.

My Berkeley friend Ellen The exterior of the Arab Museum consists of a sandwich of glass, in between which is a complex collection of gears and levers designed to open and close a series of metal "lenses" that control light levels inside the museum's galleries. Reportedly, the mechanism broke down shortly after the building was erected, but it creates a wonderful backdrop for this backlit photo. Onward to more art Back to the index