Honorary co-chair Dolly Chammas in Elie Saab, Komal Shah in Naeem Khan and Carolyn Chang in Oscar de la Renta at The Modern Ball, 2014
Courtney Dallaire at the Modern Ball, April 2014
The Silent Disco
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art may be closed for construction, but the turnout for The Modern Ball made it artfully clear that the party is still on. The biennial gala was held on April 30, 2014, at neighboring Yerba Buena Gardens, transformed into a gigantic party space. Chaired by Christine E. Lamond, the event raised $3.2 million and attracted some 2,000 partygoers.
Proceeds are for SFMOMA’s California-wide exhibitions and education programs. When the museum reopens in 2016 it will extend free admission to everyone age 18 and under and welcome three times more K-12 students than it accommodated in the past.
Scenes from the SFMOMAÂ Modern Ball 2014:
Jessica Moment in Prada at the Modern Ball, April 2014
SFMOMA director Neal Benezra, Modern Ball chair Christine E. Lamond (in Valentino) and Bob Fisher
Denise Bradley-Tyson, Ken McNeely
Cori Bates, Gorretti Lui, Jane Kim and Jamie Chen
Jim Coulter and Penny Coulter
Bandel Carano and Paula Carano, in a beaded dress by Pucci, at the Modern Ball, April 2014
Marie Carr
Katie Traina (in Valentino), Todd Traina, Robert Mailer Anderson and Nicola Miner (in Valentino)
Jessica Sittig and Aaron Sittig
MaryJo and Dick Kovacevich
Christy Baird
Gavin Newsom and Marissa Mayer at the patrons dinner
James Krohn, Nancy Kukacka (in Gucci), Jim Marver and Stephanie Marver (in Antonio Marras)
Photos by Drew Altizer Photography
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