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Double-Decker Art Stop Laura Rathe Fine Art, Janice Meyers, Laura Rathe with 1130 Dragon St., Suite 130, Gil Bruvel���s The Wind, 2013 214.761.2000; laurarathe.com The latest frisson of activity in the Dragon Street corridor comes from the South, as respected Houston arts maven and SMU alumna Laura Rathe opens new Dallas digs, marking her second location in the state. And what an impressive entrance: The eponymous Laura Rathe Fine Art occupies pride of place on the corner of Dragon and Howell in a gleaming two-story 5,000-square-foot aerie that most recently housed an architectural practice. While the new space boasts inspiring dual views of downtown and the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, what���s hanging is equally as compelling. The opening show, ���See,��� serves up a veritable banquet of the best of her stable, with new work created by talents ranging from second-gen ab ex master Tony Magar and textbased painter Cecil Touchon, to the widely collected McKay Otto, a new arrival to Rathe representation whose ethereal canvases can only be described as cosmic portals (through March 30). After the opening showcase, catch Austin-based geometric abstractionist Roi James in a solo opening April 6 through May 11, or stop by LRFA���s booth at the Dallas Art Fair (April 12 ��� 14; Preview Gala Thursday, April 11). Running the new destination are arts-savvy duo Janice Meyers and Courtney Feavel, recent veterans of another art space, whose joint expertise spans more than 30 years on the Dallas scene. Later this season, the gallery showcases sculptural offerings and artist furniture in its adjoining courtyard. Also, check out video master Rob Meyers of the wafting trees, as well as droll craft mistress Tara Conley during your visit. Catherine D. Anspon Zoom, Zoom: White Walls Meet White Walls Dzine���s Untitled (Mandala Crest), 2013, at Dallas Contemporary We���re mad for the Dallas Contemporary���s raucous collision of some very trickedout low-riders that figuratively transform into sculpture before our eyes, alongside neo-Baroque paintings with fetish finishes formed from automotive paint on panel, meticulously topped off by applied crystals that would be the envy of Judith Leiber. The artist? Chicago-based Joan Mitchell Foundation Award-winner Dzine (aka Carlos Rolon), who serves up then bridges one of the coolest takes on the low-brow/ high-brow great divide (through March 31). Catherine D. Anspon COLLECTION MOMA, NY; GIFT OF CARL D. LOBELL; �� CINDY SHERMAN 2012 Cindy Sherman���s Untitled #96, 1981, at the Dallas Museum of Art Sherman���s BRIGADE Mary McCleary���s Tower, 2011 COURTESY THE ARTIST AND MOODY GALLERY, HOUSTON More than any other American artist, she redefined photography and moved it from a lower rung to the upper echelons of the art stratosphere �����including the image shown on this page, Untitled #96, which set a record when it sold in May 2011 at Christie���s for an incredible $3.89 million. She has also been a figure on the front lines of a radical (and feminist) rethinking of the power of self-portraiture, as well as the interweaving of film and its cultural influence, all while subverting its stereotypes. Can you name her? If you said Cindy Sherman, you are correct. That���s why serious art denizens are making pilgrimages in droves to take in one of the year���s most provocative retrospectives; ���Cindy Sherman,��� organized by New York���s Museum of Modern Art, lands at the Dallas Museum of Art mid-month for the fourth and final leg of its national tour (March 17 through June 9). Go see how the work that began with black-andwhite untitled film stills in 1977, measuring a modest 8 by 10 inches, forever changed contemporary art. Catherine D. Anspon Cali-based designer Anton Willis has put origami on steroids. Engineered from a single sheet of double-layered corrugated plastic, his Oru Kayak weighs in at 25 pounds and ��� when unfolded ��� measures 12 feet long, 25 inches wide and 13 inches high. Out of water, it becomes its own 33��� x 29��� by 10��� carrying case, with space to hold a life vest, paddle and other accessories ��� so you can dock it in a closet, the trunk of a car or check it on a plane. Efficiency experts will thrill to the five-minute assembly time; greenies will love that it���s fully recyclable and uses 70 percent less petroleum to manufacture than a standard kayak. (Although adrenaline junkies should note that it���s designed for bays, lakes and slow rivers, not whitewater.) That said, the Oru Kayak is seriously seaworthy: A watertight rubber gasket seals its single seam, solid ribs provide strength and rigidity, and its durable skin can withstand 20,000 fold cycles without structural failure. We���d say that beats a paper crane. Preorder yours now for spring delivery. orukayak.com. Amy Adams Janus et Cie Lucy collection MOLLY DICKSON We LOVE Lucy Springtime in Texas is definitely the moment when a young man���s (or woman���s) fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... patios. We���re digging the retro appeal of Janus et Cie���s newly arrived Lucy collection. The woven resin and powder-coated aluminum construction laughs in the face of heat advisories and ice storms alike. $542 to $940, at Janus et Cie in the Design District, 1525 Hi Line Dr., 214.712.0003; janusetcie.com. Savannah Christian The Big O Key Ring TEXAS ARTISTS Take the E Train If your e-reader needs a dose of Texas art, download June Mattingly���s unerring digital volume, The State of the Art: Contemporary Artists in Texas (BookBaby). The abode of this former Dallas gallerist, collector and patroness of our state���s visualists has been featured in PaperCity���s pages. Now Mattingly has collected 87 unforgettable Texas talents in one definitive guide that pairs 225 color images with concise reviews ��� 234 pages of content in all, downloadable for Kindle, Nook, iPad, Mac or PC. From the wild substances of sculptor Richie Budd to the nature-fueled minimalism of painter Liz Ward and the obsessive P-and-D collagist Mary McCleary, there���s much to covet on these virtual pages. $10.43, second edition $19.99, through amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com. Catherine D. Anspon Mothers of Invention Ingenuity meets practicality in The Big O Key Ring by Dallas gal pals and moms-on-the-go Caroline Nix, Janie Cooke and Jennifer Neuhoff. Available in a myriad of Crayola brights, this oversized leather bangle may be the best thing that ever happened to the lessthan-organized amongst us. No more bye-bye manicure as you rummage about the bottom of your Goyard tote. Slip the circle around a doorknob or your wrist; the signature clasp allows for quick removal at the valet stand. $55, at Cabana; o-venture.com. Amy Adams