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JANE SHIREK Beach Boys OWN AR BR Harlem's Homer Amy Adams Executive editor amyadams@papercitymag.com JULY 2013 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL in this ISSUE 4, 6, 7 PO P. CU LTURE . GOS S I P. 8 Parties: Curbing cravings at Appetite for Advocacy, Planned Parenthood, TACA Silver Cup Awards, Chick Lit 10 11 Pick of the New: Fresh spots to shop, gaze and graze Party: Alexander McQueen opening fête PC House + Art 13 Decoration: What's new in the design world Party: Carolina Herrera meet & greet Style: Turrell's light fantastic 17 19 22 The Dark Side of the Moon coffee table by Piero Lissoni 18 Design: Cynthia Mulcahy and Robert Hamilton's Oak Cliff art nest Party: Stiletto Strut at Neiman Marcus Downtown Screen Savers S pying the words "free" and "Highland Park Village" in the same sentence usually conjures comparisons to flying pigs. But this summer, the Dallas Film Society and the Highland Park Centennial Committee have us seeing and believing, thanks to the gratis-for-all Highland Park Film Festival, part of the town's year-long 100th birthday celebration. Its Oscar-nominated lineup includes Yankee Doodle Dandy July 1; Sunset Boulevard July 15; The Man who Shot Liberty Valance August 5; and The Sound of Music August 10. Complimentary tickets to each 7 pm showing are allotted on a first-comeSunset Boulevard first-serve basis, so we recommend foregoing that premovie Mambo Taxi at Mi Cocina and hitting the Highland Park Village Theatre early. Amy Adams A signature body of work by American master Romare Bearden (1911– 1988) travels this summer to the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. "A Black Odyssey" is the first-ever presentation outside New York of his collages, watercolors and prints inspired by Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. In Bearden's hands, the ancient Greek classic becomes a metaphor for both the African-American experience as well as any immigrant's search for identity and connection with a beloved homeland. Casting his black characters as mythological protagonists — Circe, Poseidon, Cyclops and the hero, Odysseus, who gives his name to the literary epic — Bearden created his series of nearly 50 artworks in 1977, a sequel to the 1948 cycle, again based on Homer, The Iliad: 16 Variations by Romare Bearden's Poseidon, The Sea God, 1977, Romare Bearden. "A Black Odyssey" at Amon Carter Museum of American Art works crackle with energy, painted or collaged in vivid shades, marked by the artist's incisive lines and ability to depict a scene or character with an economy of means that recalls Matisse in its force, vitality and palette. Amplifying the impact of the historic Harlem Renaissance painter is the addition of Texas figure Sedrick Huckaby (last seen on these pages in May's art + fashion tribute to hometown talents), whose 18-by-14-foot-long Hidden in Plain Sight (2011) dialogues across the decades with the immortal Bearden. Bearden through August 11, Huckaby through October 31; cartermuseum.org. Catherine D. Anspon Knuckle Busters Eddie Borgo Hinged Ratchet ring $275, at Forty Five Ten, Neiman Marcus NorthPark F Pamela Love $650, at Stanley Korshak, V.O.D. rom knuckle dusters to between-the-fingers, this bling trend dates to ancient Roman times when knuckle rings were used as weapons in combat. In recent years, they've been garbed by the edgy and punk, yet we can thank the late, great Alexander McQueen for bridging the gap with his notorious Knuckle Duster clutch. Even classic jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels has designed a Rooney Mara-esque in-between ring, and edgier designers Pamela Love and Martin Margiela are making statements on the digits of Victoria Beckham, Ashley Olsen and Anne Hathaway. We're coveting the Mawi jewel-encrusted ringer and the beautifully articulated Eddie Borgo number. Megan Pruitt Winder Loree Rodkin Spiderweb Bondage diamond ring $32,500, at Stanley Korshak Alexander McQueen Apple & Bird Knuckle Duster python clutch $3,095, at the Alexander McQueen boutique, Forty Five Ten, Tootsies Van Cleef & Arpels Lotus diamond ring $32,600, at Van Cleef & Arpels at Neiman Marcus NorthPark Kimberly McDonald geode and diamond cocktail ring $8,650, at Forty Five Ten JULY | PAGE 4 | 2013 Kelly Wearstler black diamond ring $1,650, at Forty Five Ten Mawi $583, at Swag Maison Martin Margiela Knuckle Duster ring set $442, at net-a-porter.com © ROMARE BEARDEN FOUNDATION/LICENSED BY VAGA, NYC; THOMPSON COLLECTION, INDIANAPOLIS. route to Dallas from Mozambique as I write, and it's been so slow in coming that I've almost forgotten what's inside. (Emphasis on the word "almost" — I'm giddy at the prospect of being reunited with my woven sisal chandelier, a sculpture made from dismantled AK-47s by Fiel dos Santos and an ebony baobob tree carved by my favorite artisan in Maputo.) Frankly, none were breakthe-bank expensive, but all prompt a recollection that makes them invaluable. A few readers may be gearing up to tell me that attachments to inanimate objects are unhealthy. In response, I'll smile and nod, while silently pitying a life surrounded by the unremarkable. To the rest of you, I say we've got stuff to talk about. P ORLEB T here are plenty of reasons why I love my job, but getting to snoop around — er, I mean "scout" — people's homes tops the list. And it's not just because of the pleasure I derive from beautiful design or thoughtfully chosen furnishings and art. I adore peeking inside the lives of the dwellings' inhabitants. To me, the most interesting spaces tell stories about their owners. Which is why I almost always ask the admittedly unoriginal question: "If your house was on fire, what's the first thing you'd grab?" Once they've established that loved ones, pets and photos are secure, the answer is always surprising. (Seriously, I'm zero for about a zillion when it comes to guessing what that object might be.) It's hardly ever the most expensive or rare — it's generally a modest item with a marvelous memory attached, i.e. a summer spent at Grandmother's farm or a sentimental find from a Paris flea market. The same holds true for myself. I've got a shipping container en hotographer and Dallas native Gray Malin's collab with hot menswear label Orlebar Brown couldn't be timelier. The brand's noted bulldog swim trunks are digitally printed with iconic photographs from Malin's "À La Plage, À La Piscine" collection. Shot from a helicopter, they survey patterns of bathers in the surf, beachgoers with colorful towels and umbrellas, and a serene green shore scene. It's hard to imagine a garment more befitting the dog days of summer spent poolside. $345, at Forty Five Ten; orlebarbrown.com. Seth Vaughan