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BILL FARRINGTON Art Notes COURTESY OF THE DAVIDSONS, PHOTO PETER LYNDE This month's leitmotifs are diversity and identity, highlighted in three must-see exhibitions. First, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, mounts the third and final leg of the record-setting national tour for late-19th-/early-20th-century American great Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859 – 1937), the son of a former slave and a prominent church leader in the AfricanAmerican community. Tanner, a student of the immortal Thomas Eakins, had an extraordinary career, including a prize at the French Salon for his heroic Resurrection of Lazarus, an 1896 canvas (included in this exhibition) that Ushio Shinohara at PG Contemporary is owned by the French government, in the collection of Musée d'Orsay, and has never before crossed the Atlantic. Discover as well a body of work painted in Northern Africa — Tangier, Cairo and other ports of call — plus nocturnes and religious cycles imbued with emotion and a truly modern spirit (through January 13) … Asia Society Texas Center brings to town the provocative survey "Portraiture Now," jointly organized by the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian's Asian Pacific American Program. Among the seven talents to watch are Asian-American pop master Roger Shimomura, whose American Hello Kitty is a compelling, albeit unsettling canvas. Concurrent with this contemporary portraiture take on the Asian-American experience, Asia Society also highlights Kip Fulbeck's participatory "Part Asian, 100% HAPA" exhibition, organized by L.A.'s Japanese American National Museum; viewers are asked to add their own images and identity statements to the show (both November 9 – April 14; a preview of HAPA was a hit of the recent Texas Contemporary Art Fair) … Finally, cool up-and-comer PG Contemporary mounts a red-hot exhibition and performance by Japanese grand master Ushio Shinohara, entitled "Oiran Goes to the Wild West." We understand a boxing bout is planned (November 3 – 24). PG's timing is right on: Shinohara is also celebrated in the current MoMA exhibit "Tokyo 1950 – 1970: A New Avant-Garde" (November 18 – February 25, Henry Ossawa Tanner's House of Joan of Arc 2013). Catherine D. Anspon Graciousness at Decorative Center Houston Fall Market Amanda Nisbet Cocktails with Danielle Rollins Raise a cocktail on Tuesday, November 6, 6 to 8 pm, at Tootsies, when Danielle Rollins signs her book Soirée: Entertaining With Style. Lucinda Loya does the honors as host. 713.403.2905; rsvp@tootsies.com. Easy Being Green COLLECTOR'S CONVERSATION Andrea Zieher Why are you exhibiting at the Dallas Art Fair 2013? Do you do other fairs as an exhibitor? What makes the Fair in Dallas stand out? We are exhibiting at the Dallas Art Fair next year because of our fabulous experience in 2012 (we originally tried it out on another dealer's recommendation). The Dallas community Liz Markus has a clear love of contemporary art. The collectors were friendly and engaged — and prepared to commit to new artists. We sold work by every artist that we brought, but more importantly, we have been able to maintain ongoing relationships with these collectors. Often fairs are either chaotic or depressingly slow. The Dallas Art Fair is unique in that it is intimate and relaxed, and yet lots of good business occurs — and by that, I mean actual sales. We have slowed down on art fair participation as we transition from a "young" gallery into our mid-career. Therefore, we have stopped participating in young fairs and have started looking to the bigger fairs, such as Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Hong Kong, though this year we are going to take a break from the craziness of the Miami scene. For the rest of the conversation, peruse papercitymag.com. DALLAS ART FAIR: APRIL 12 – 14, 201 PREVIEW GALA APRIL 11 3; WWW.DALLASARTFAIR.COM © 2012 WALTER WEISSMAN What was your big break to date as a dealer? It's more like lots of little breaks along the way. Each first time we got a review in a publication was a victory, most especially our first big review in The New York Times, which now covers us regularly. Or the first time we sold something to a museum — I think it was the Whitney. We are thrilled that our 2011 group show "Sculpture in So Many Words" has traveled to the Nasher Sculpture Center, where it is on view through January. It is rare that a museum will exhibit a gallery show, so this is a huge compliment. We are big believers in the idea that you create your own luck. Get ready to follow us through an extremely busy month of celebrations, while PaperCity steps up and out as media sponsor. Thursday, November 1, is the PaperCity-sponsored Catwalk for a Cure at Hotel ZaZa, benefitting Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation; Saks Fifth Avenue showcases designer Yigal Azrouël on the catwalk and honors sarcoma survivor Alexandra Knight. Chairs are Laura Arnold, Kelli Blanton, and Jennie Segal. (Missy Bellinger, info@sarcomacancer.org). Also on November 1, the Buffalo Bayou Ball is a cool environmental evening on the Sabine Street Bridge chaired by George Lancaster and Marley Lott. (Trudi Smith; tsmith@buffalobayou. org) … Two more PaperCity-sponsored sizzles take place Friday, November 2: Glasstire's The Auction Texas debuts at Pennzoil Place Lobby with a "Glory Days" theme, chairs Judy and Scott Nyquist (auction@glasstire.com), and Family Services' Una Notte in Italia features dashing gents on the runway in looks from Festari For Men, staged at the Omni Hotel and chaired by Jana Fant and Rosemarie Johnson. (Andrea Sivells, asivells@familyservices. org) … Saturday, November 3, the always fabulous Orange Show Gala is at Heritage Center Crowne Plaza, with a rock 'n' roll theme, chaired by Trish and Ty Whitcomb. (wendy@orangeshow.org) … Monday, November 5, the important and moving Holocaust Museum Houston Guardian of the Human Spirit Luncheon takes place at Hilton Americas–Houston; at the helm are Elizabeth and Jeffrey Early, and Carolyn and Michael Mann, and honorees are the Harry Mach family. (Marci Dallas, 713.942.8000 ext. 121; mdallas@ hmh.org) … Thursday, November 8, PaperCity sponsors the lively collecting opportunity Art on the Avenue Preview Party at Winter Street Studios, benefitting Avenue CDC and chaired by artist Sandi Seltzer Bryant, followed by the main event Saturday, November 10 (Laura Bodenheimer; bodenlm@aol.com) … Also November 8, The Houston Museum of African American Culture Gala, "In Living Color," casts a bright light at The Ensemble Theatre (Jasmine Jones; jjones@hmaac. org) … Last one up on November 8, an Equine Evening for Greener Pastures, an intimate evening with Shake Russell and Michael Hearne, benefitting a Land Find for Habitat for Horses at Brown, 2940 Ferndale, hosted by Jill Brown, Ginger Barber, Skeeter Hagler and Kathy Oliver (tickets $150, tickets@habitatforhorses. org) …. Friday, November 9, the holidays begin Social Whirl brought to byto by you brought you Andrea Zieher, co-founder and co-owner of New York–based ZieherSmith and past president of NADA, takes questions from NYC-based painter and Huffington Post contributor Liz Markus. Danielle Rollins Don't miss Decorative Center Houston's star-packed Fall Market, Gracious Living, Wednesday, November 7, at 11 am, with keynote address and discussion with designer Amanda Nisbet (her new book is Dazzling Design by Amanda Nisbet), Danielle Rollins (author of Soirée: Entertaining with Style) and Veranda magazine's decoration and design editor Leslie Newsom Rascoe. After the discussion, Rollins will sign her book at a reception in the Fabricut Showroom, Suite 3022. At 2 pm, join Nisbet for champagne and dessert at David Sutherland Showroom, Suite 170, where she will sign her decorating book. RSVP to the keynote address and book signing to Kristina Larson, 713.961.9292, ext. 1320; klarson@ decorativecenter.com. Decorative Center Houston, 5120 Woodway at Sage. (Domrémy), 1918, at the MFAH DALLAS ART FAIR Leslie Newsom Rascoe NOVEMBER | PAGE 6 | 2012 Our green hearts are giddy as Bottega Veneta debuts eco-friendly handbags this month — a beautiful and innovative collection produced with sustainable, vegan materials and environmentally sensitive dyeing and finishing processes, such as a rare jersey that is woven in France and dyed in Italy, treated and worked as leather would be, to a Japanese washi paper handmade from the bark of young kozo trees. In three designs in rich red, black, blue or charcoal. $1,180 to $2,060, at the Bottega Veneta boutique. Megan Pruitt Winder with the Trees of Hope Gala, benefitting Star of Hope, at The Corinthian, with honorary chair Lynn Wyatt and chairs Terry Prather and Leigh Smith. (Gwen Koch, 713.942.8733; gwen.koch@ treesofhopehouston.org) … Get musically inspired Wednesday, November 14, at the Moores School of Music Society's All That Jazz Brunch at the Houston Country Club, chaired by Eleanor Connan, and whose honorees include Lilly Andress, Marie Bosarge, PaperCity's Catherine D. Anspon, Sally and Norman Reynolds, and Abbey Simon (Patricia Cooper, 713.743.1304; parogers@central.uh.edu) … Thursday, November 15, one big night will feature two fabulous art soirées. The gentleman's One Great Night In November at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, chaired by Michael Linn, gives the big boys a chance to vote on new art pieces for the permanent collection of the MFAH (Ashley Sneed, 713.639.7523; onegreatnight@mfah.org). The gals gather at the home of Lisa Holthouse for Another Great Night in November, benefitting Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and chaired by Elizabeth Glanville and Nancy Littlejohn; here they will participate in a highstakes art trivia contest for fabulous prizes from Deville Fine Jewelry (PaperCity media sponsor; Amanda Bredbenner, 713.284.8262; agn@camh. org) … Friday, November 16, 'tis the season for the PaperCity-sponsored Alley Theatre's Deck the Trees, featuring a tree-lighting ceremony and performance of A Christmas Carol (Laura Woods, 713.315.3370) … Friday, November 30, join the art star-studded night at The Menil Collection 25th Anniversary Gala, a "Celebration in Blue" chaired by Franci Crane, Susan de Menil, Isabel Lummis, Karen Pinson and Sara Dodd-Spickelmier (Elsian Cozens, 713.525.9451; elsian@menil.org), followed the next evening by the Menil Contemporary's Bleu Electrique chaired by Isabel and Danny David, Kelly and Russell Hamman, and Linsay and Jeremy Radcliffe with media sponsor PaperCity (menil.org/bleu) … Tykes and families savor the spirit with Houston Symphony Magical Musical Morning Sunday, December 2 at River Oaks Country Club. The day includes a family brunch, an instrument petting zoo, crafts and holiday shopping; media sponsor PaperCity; (specialevents@houstonsymphony.org) … Festivities continue Wednesday, December 5, at the home of Melissa and Michael Mithoff with the annual Holiday Schmooze, benefitting Legacy Community Health Services and chaired by the gracious hosts; media sponsor PaperCity (Gayle Alstot, 832.548.5257; galstot@legacycommunityhealth.org). See you on the town! Erin Oppenheim