As the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York continues the giddy countdown to the completion of its new Herzog & de Meuron-designed home in Water Mill, it's keeping its hands busy. Opening this Sunday at the Parrish is "Paper Transformed: Origami," an exhibition that brings together nearly 100 works by leading contemporary origami artists and demonstrates just how far origami has come from that rather disappointing "drinking cup" we constructed (and rather pathetically, actually used) in elementary school. The exhibition was organized by San Diego's Mingei International Museum.

Visitors can not only marvel at large- and small-scale origami constructions but also try making their own using unique folding patterns creating for the exhibition by origami expert Florence Temko. On hand to dazzle at Saturday's members-only opening reception will be Robert Lang, a physicist turned origami master whose repertoire includes some of the most complex origami designs ever created. We're going to throw on our best Issey Miyake frock, hop on the Jitney, and pepper Dr. Lang with some questions about Huzita axioms!