1st image: Shelley Gordon (left) and Afsaneh Akhtari walk into Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to attend SFMOMA's Modern Ball in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, April 30 2014. Photo: Laura Morton, Special To The Chronicle

I was inspired to dress in the art theme of the night. 2nd image: Shelley Gordon carried a clutch inspired by surrealist artist Salvador Dali to attend SFMOMA's Modern Ball at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, April 30 2014. Photo: Laura Morton, Special To The Chronicle