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DECORATION Design Kudos: DAN PIASSICK DAN PIASSICK MINTON + SEITZ + THE BORGIAS The Borgias-inspired windows at Joseph Minton Antiques L ast month, a pair of window vignettes at Joseph Minton Antiques had this town positively mesmerized. In one, a pontiff knelt before an antique mirror as half a dozen faux doves flew above him. In the other, a snowy scene was staged, with a swoopy Lucite table flanked by ornate emerald-green chairs and icy birch trees. The raison for such opulent storefront scenes was a nationwide design exhibition spearheaded by television network Showtime and the design-savvy Web site Vintage and Modern (vandm.com). In launching season two of the sexy Showtime drama The Borgias, the television-tastemaker duo tapped 10 shops across the country to design tableaux based on the show's indulgent themes using items from vandm.com. Fort Worth–based designer Justin Seitz of Seitz Interior Design partnered with Joseph Minton Antiques to work the "Faith" theme in glassy portholes, propping them with intricate wall coverings, vintage furniture, gilded light fixtures and more. The installations have since been deconstructed, but the spirit of Borgias-rich furnishings lives on. Christina Geyer at the McNay I grew up in Pittsburgh, and every visit home as an adult included a stop at the Warhol, housed in a grand neoclassical building in the shadow of downtown and, appropriately, looking out onto the Heinz factory along the Allegheny with its dual smokestacks emblazoned with the 5 and the 7. Each floor of the seven-story former Volkwein Music store was devoted to a period of Warhol's life, allowing Andy Warhol's Jackie, 1964, at the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio the visitor to commune with glittering screen gems, auto wrecks and electric chairs. Now the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio duplicates that experience, dipping into the Warhol's considerable coffers to organize an exclusive Texas presentation, "Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune." McNay chief curator René Paul Barilleaux digs deep into the Pittsburgh museum's troves to serve up three decades of the Pop king's obsession with the dual side of media glitz, juxtaposing skulls and suicides with the visages of Jackie, Marilyn and Liza. Just like a Star headline or a train wreck, we can't look away. "Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune," through May 20 at the McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels, San Antonio, 210.824.5368; mcnayart.org Catherine D. Anspon © 2012 THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC./ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NY WORTH THE DRIVE: WARHOL DRAMA Delightfully Addled BY ADLER How thrilled were members of the design contingent upon hearing that they no longer had to jet to New York, Miami or Los Angeles in search of a Jonathan Adler boutique? They were so enthused that the shop-gossip rumor mills, decorating blogs and Twitter feeds gushed over the news for months preceding the opening of the new Dallas store. Sir Adler's glossy new digs, perfectly positioned in the KnoxHenderson neighborhood, is mere steps from some of the brightest in dining, fashion and decorating. Inside, the premier Texas boutique screams Jonathan Adler: White-pottery pieces galore, colorfully patterned pillows and poufs, witty decorating objets, and clever table toppers — from lacquer trays in Adler's signature vivid hues to coasters boasting his lovable cartoon drawings. Of course, the new store is fully furnished with dozens of covetable pieces in Adler's mid-century-meets-modern-day style. For groovy digs with a swinging-'60s bent, look to Adler's pyramid-shaped Claude étagère in walnut and nickel, the burled-wood and Lucite Bond desk and the neoclassical modern Templeton sofa in smooth, charcoal velveteen. One can only hope that with a new Dallas store, plenty of visits from Adler and his adorable, style-making hubby, Simon Doonan, will follow. 4525 McKinney Ave.; jonathanadler.com. Christina Geyer An Adler-designed interior Mrs. Godfrey chair by Jonathan Adler