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ASHLEY TOBAR Sensational Sicardi Oscar Mu��oz, Maria Ines Sicardi S icardi Gallery���s ample new West Alabama space truly reflects the upward trajectory of Latin American art in Houston. At the opening night party, founder Mar��a Ines Sicardi and gallery partners, Allison Ayers and Carlos Bacino, celebrated their joint accomplishment. And what an accomplishment it is: The two-story space, conceived by architect Fernando Brave, is a LEED-certified building that resonates with modernity. On view, Oscar Mu��oz���s self-titled exhibition of pirographs on paper, videos and photographs. First in the door: critically acclaimed gallery artist Thomas Glassford, chatting it up with MFAH curator Mari Carmen Ram��rez; decorator Elizabeth Satel Young; Fabiola LopezDuran with Luisa Duarte; Ayers��� husband David and daughters Kendall and Mea; FotoFest co-founder Wendy Watriss; Rice art professor Chris Sperandio; and Fernando Castro. Seth Vaughan Mari Carmen Ram��rez Thomas Glassford Fernando Castro, Greg Spier Cameron Armstrong & Terrell James Elizabeth Satel Young Wendy Watriss, Frazier King Andrew Wojecki & Agustina Rastelli Wojecki Marc El-Khouri, Penelope Bonnen, Fernando Brave Fabiola Lopez-Duran, Luisa Duarte Guillermo Ortiz, James Rush Lauren Moya Ford Natalie Svacina Michael Landrum, Lourdes Balinskas Pepper Paratore SEPTEMBER | PAGE 35 | 2012 Carlos Bacino Nancy Sanders David & Allison Ayers