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44 SEEING RED BY CHRISTINA GEYER. PHOTOGRAPHY TAMYTHA CAMERON SMITH. F unky. Fashionable. Artful. Avant-garde. Conversation-worthy. These words capture Dallas Contemporary and its roster of program- ming, which ranges from fashion exhibitions to insightful shows about thought-provoking issues. The same adjectives apply to the mu- seum's 40 th Anniversary Gala, or DC40, which capped off a busy week of celebrations. Guests at the Friday-eve event were thrilled to find that Headington Companies and The Joule hotel's new catering division were providing the dinner — a mix of dishes one might order at Headington's restaurants Sassetta, Mirador, and CBD Provisions. A cocktail-infused silent art auction kicked everything off; we spotted new Dallas Contemporary board member and artist Richard Phillips snapping an iPhone shot of his own work, which was up for bid that night. A gallery in the massive Design District space was transformed into a dining room for the evening, draped in scarlet and awash in red light, moody, to be sure — and the perfect setting for Erykah Badu, who performed halfway through dinner. Her sultry set could have been plucked right from the sexiest of underground jazz clubs. Onward to the next decade! SEEN: Dallas Contemporary's director Peter Doroshenko; DC40 gala chair Laree Hulshoff; DC board president Max Trowbridge; and guests Brian Bolke and Faisal Halum, Gonzalo Bueno and Michael McCray, Adrianna and Andy Crosland, Suzanne and David Droese, Claire and Dwight Emanuelson, Kenny Goss, and Joyce Goss, DALLAS CONTEMPORARY RINGS IN ITS RUBY ANNIVERSARY. Bill Hutchinson, Brianna Ramirez Laree Husholff, Jason Valdivia Richard Phillips Kristen & Joe Cole Jeny Bania, Muffin Lemak Angela Hall, Hannah Fagadau, Rosa Langley Karla & Mark McKinley Ben & Max Trowbridge Brian Bolke & Faisal Halum Ashley Griffin, Mikail Muhammad Erykah Badu