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45 F or a moment, the artist takes pause as creator — and instead becomes an uncommon muse. Inspired by a trio of major forthcoming exhibitions, fashion takes a sublime, cerebral spin. Like contemporary artist Francesco Clemente, who brings a site-specific installation to Dallas Contemporary this month, ours is a world of dreamy and spiritual abstraction. Frida Kahlo makes her presence known, too, as we explore her folkloric self-portraiture in a nod to the Brooklyn Museum's exceptional exhibition spotlighting the Mexican artist. And we dare enter the twisted and genius psyche of Post-Impressionist master Vincent van Gogh, the subject of a blockbuster survey on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. These dreamers of dreams — and those who create — never fail to inspire. BY CHRISTINA GEYER