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Art Notes COURTESY THE ARTIST AND WADE WILSON ART Besides Houston including the Fine Art Fair 2012 strange retail (check out our Special experience of Paul Section within these Horn and Solomon pages), here are 11 Kane���s Paul-Mart shows that matter (September 8 and why: ��� October 27). 1. Aaron Parazette��� 8. Like a phoenix, curated ���In Plain DiverseWorks Sight,��� at McClain rises again, with a Gallery. Is this signi���cant video ���Fresh Paint Two?��� show for Israeli Don���t miss the most artist Keren Cytter, signi���cant roundup marking her ���rst big of Houston painting institutional survey talent in double in America, at dual decades ��� a survey DW���s: the about-toNazar Yahya���s Face from Ur, 2012, at Wade Wilson Art that needs to lead to be-closed 1113 a Museum of Fine Arts, Houston blockbuster East Freeway locale (September 8 ��� October (September 8 ��� October 20). 20) and the new Midtown digs at 4102 2. Art League Houston���s Texas Artist of the Fannin (September 8 ��� November 3). Year exhibition for cool-school abstractionist 9. Contemplate ���The Great Outdoors��� at Aaron Parazette (September 7 ��� November Meredith Long & Company, a gem of a view 2). A former Core Fellow and current U of H including a late wildlife master, watercolorist painting professor, he is deservedly showcased John P. Cowan (whose granddaughter is as a top talent and a community leader. PaperCity���s fashion editor, Kate Stukenberg). 3. What���s on the Front burner? Parazette���s Aaron Parazette���s Color Key #55, 2012, Mrs., former Core Fellow Sharon at McClain Gallery Engelstein curates her bungalow front room with a husband-and-wife duo: Hilary Harnischfeger���s gorgeous painted sculptures embedded with gems and minerals and Tommy White���s understated graphite drawings that suggest nature (opening reception Saturday, September 22; September 24 ��� October 27). 4. Nazar Yahya, an Iraqi artist transplanted to Texas, creates important nuanced mixedmedia works on rice paper applied to canvas. In the collection of the British Museum and the Met, the Station Museum���exhibited Yahya has an important solo opening at Wade Wilson Art (September 7 ��� October 20). 5. For years, Betty Moody Gallery has been the principal dealer for Venice Biennale��� 10. exhibited James Drake. Now he���s the gallery���s Catch one season opener, complete with a book signing of the most successful Saturday, September 8 (through October 6). intersections of art and commerce in We���re intriguing by Drake���s drawing of ���ies Texas at Laura Rathe Fine Art���s solo for buzzing upon a lacy sheet of cut paper. Christopher Martin (September 8 ��� 6. Leave it to G Gallery to concoct ���Dog October 13). Park,��� a canine manifesto of sorts co-curated 11. Gaze upon the enticing, edgy postby owner Wayne Gilbert and director Diane Pop canvases of British kingpin Danny Barber (September 1 ��� 30). Rolph in the ���Duke of Burgundy��� at 7. Plastic is the word ��� just ask my father, Barbara Davis Gallery (September 7 ��� chemist/plastics pioneer Dr. Harry D. Anspon; October 5). in his honor, the group show ���Plastic Fantastic��� came about at Deborah Colton Gallery, See you art and about! Catherine D. Anspon COUR TESY THE A RTIST AND MCCLA IN GA LLERY JENNY ANTILL Restaurant Buzz Kelly Wearstler jacket $475, top $175, jeans $265 hat can���t this girl do? Kelly Wearstler is a formidable designer ��� both interiors and fashion, a creator of cool hotels Maison140 in Beverly Hills, Tides South Beach and the Viceroy Palm Springs and Santa Monica, as well as the restaurant at Bergdorf���s that tourists die to see. She creates home accessories, jewelry, fabrics and linens, and this month she launches a denim collection as L.A. cool as everything she touches. In a rainbow of covetable acid-washed hues, the jeans come in skinnies elongated enough to make a neat wide cuff, a pencil skirt with an exposed zipper, jackets and more. At Tootsies. It���s Winsome and Willowy JENNY ANTILL Wearstler Wear W been a decade since Hugo Ortega and his wife Tracy Vaught (who also own Backstreet Caf��) opened the beloved authentic Mexican spot Hugo���s on lower Westheimer Road. To mark that milestone, Ortega has published a new cookbook, Hugo Ortega���s Street Foods (Bright Sky Press, $34.95). Each page takes you traveling vicariously with Ortega to his homeland, through the people who keep the rich cooking tradition in Mexico alive ��� the country���s home cooks. Best yet, Penny de Los Santos��� photos make you crave every dish Ortega recreates in the pages ��� Speaking of Mexican fare (in this case, Tex-Mex), chef/owner John Sanchez has opened the new Iguanas in the Memorial Drive area east of Town & Country Center, where Indika���s and La Vista���s ���rst locations stood many moons ago. Priding themselves on making everything from ceviche to chicken mole to a black bean burger from scratch, this family restaurant is open for lunch and dinner ��� Houston-based 1252 Tapas Bar has unveiled its third location, this one in Uptown Park. Houston-born chef Eric McClanahan mans the range at the Spanish-bites concept ��� Last month, Monica Pope reinvented her T���A���a concept as Sparrow Bar & Cookshop. Becki and Jur van der Oord, owners of Installations Antiques in the Heights, have revamped the interiors with an industrial feel and a dark palette with a splash of red. Look for an expanded bar, as well as menus focused on small bites and tastings. In other Pope news, the soon-to-be-50 chef is celebrating her birthday with the release of her ���rst cookbook, soon to be on Houston bookshelves ��� Austin-based J. Black���s Feel Good Kitchen & Lounge also debuted in the Heights late this summer. Chef Josie Paredes offers a menu of pub fare ���t for sharing and handcrafted cocktails in the Washington corridor bar and restaurant ��� The Schiller Del Grande Group, operators of two concepts at West Ave, Ava Kitchen and Alto Pizzeria, recently merged the two into the second-���oor space of Alto Pizzeria. Look for the best-loved dishes from Ava to take a place on the menu upstairs at Alto while the owners look to expand their successful pizza concept. Access to the new blended concept is through the original blue stair tower; you���ll ���nd a smart-phone activated curbside pickup area at its base for to-go orders. Laurann Claridge Willow, 3201 Westheimer Road, 713.870.0270; shopwillow.com For six years, accessories haven Willow has wound its way into our hearts and homes with a selection of must-have fashion and decorative pieces that mix wit and sophistication with owner Jill Faucetta���s trademark ���air. Now she���s moved a couple of blocks over, into River Oaks digs approachably appointed with seagrass ���ooring and tufted white-canvas chairs. Jill Faucetta Faucetta is known for searching out ���nds hither and yon, and her resulting inventory keeps loyal fans checking back. Recently we spotted shell serving pieces, vintage crystal decanters and Thompson Ferrier candles, some travel-sized and others packaged in humidor boxes to pair with the Paul Maldonado cigars Faucetta also carries. We���re mad for Jiwo���s handmade java-wood clutches, horn jewelry and snakeskin frames by MooMoo Designs and Charles Albert���s shark-tooth cuffs. Laurann Claridge For Really Real M any things probably sound more appealing than cleaning out your closet: Perhaps a root canal or being trapped in an elevator with screaming Justin Bieber fans. But what if you had a professional by your side to help you curate what to part with and what to hang onto? Now imagine you got paid for it? That���s a real scenario, thanks to The RealReal, an online service that raids the world���s most fashionable closets to give its members access to previously owned clothing, jewelry and accessories from some of the world���s best designers. Consignors get paid a high percentage of the retail value for each piece they part with, and just starting, real-life stylists come straight to fashionable Houstonians��� homes to help rummage through closets and clear out the castoffs. And as a member of The RealReal, you can use the money you make from clearing out clutter to scoop up amazing fashions from Chanel, Lanvin, Balenciaga and more at dazzling discounts. Whether you���re consigning or buying, it���s a fabulous service, with all the convenience of online commerce plus the comfort of in-person, stylista service. And men���s accessories are now available in a weekly sale called Real Men Mondays. Sign up Christian Louboutin at therealreal.com or call 855.435.5893. Caroline Gallay Sam & Lilli A 2800 Kirby in West Ave, 713.942.9520 nother creative concept from the team behind BRC Gastropub, Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar and Petite Sweets has opened in West Ave, across from Pondicherry. But don���t try to book a reservation ��� Sam & Lilli is a stylish clothing shop. That���s right, the gentlemen behind some of Houston���s favorite eateries have opened a 2,100-square-foot boutique named after co-owner Lee Ellis��� grandparents. Michael Hsu designed the space, which has ���an industrial-modern basement��� vibe, with what must be a thousand planks of reclaimed wood. Look for a bevy of strong collections for women such as Cory Lynn Halter, Babkul, Illia, Gypsy05 and Inhabit; accessories by Renee Shepard, Merci Marie and Chan Luu; Matt Bernson shoes; and a small but curated selection of men���s clothing, with more to come. Kate Stukenberg SEPTEMBER | PAGE 6 | 2012