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Left: A Joe Colombo modular plastic shelf unit serves as a minimuseum brimming with art. Top shelf: Emil Lukas, Christian Marclay (beer mugs with bicycle bells) and a Talking Heads album cover by Robert Rauschenberg, autographed by David Byrne and Robert Rauschenberg. Second shelf: Blackboard Eraser by Joseph Beuys, a flesh-colored vase by Swedish artist Matts Leiderstam, a sculpture by Cary Leibowitz/Candyass,drawing by Vik Muniz and sculpture by Christian Marclay. Third shelf: Works by Lorna Simpson, Nick Barbee, and Joe Scanlon. Below: Design days. Upstairs sitting room with a light fixture by Austin-based Andy Coolquitt, who will be featured at the Blaffer in a big solo next spring. On the back wall, works by Jennifer Bolande and Bing Wright. On the far right, Blue New York photograph by Donald Moffett, an artist who brought in more than $50,000 to the CAMH coffers at the 2012 gala's live auction. On the sofa, a meat pillow by Lawndale's Dennis Nance. Bottom: Upstairs art a gogo. On the far wall (top), a collaboration between Joe Mama-Nitzberg and Marc Swanson in homage to Halston. Below, Fred Tomaselli's star chart drug portrait of Arning, which he felt he needed to own. On the right wall, creations by Robert Morris and Robert Buck "I had not planned on spending any money at that last CAMH Gala, even though I was salivating over the Joyce Pensato. I think towards the end of the night there might have been one other bid. So I threw Bill's number on it minutes before the auction was — Mark McCray that appears as a rich brown with these unusual purple undertones in bright sunlight. Michael Landrum and Philip Paratore found the house when it was first being cleaned up to sale by the late owners' relatives. I had casually mentioned to Michael and Pepper This is my third fixer-upper, and I wanted a piece of "old Houston." It was about an 11-month process for the renovation, and we kept the room configurations essentially as they were. Having your architects as your next door neighbors was great, as they were very hands on during the process. MUSICAL OBSESSIONS. Arning: I was very lucky to see Perfume Genius in New York this summer, and I think their two albums, Put Your Back N 2 It and Learning, are amazing. Rufus Wainwright's Out of The Game is also on heavy rotation. For Texas pride we love Austin's Christeene's first album, Waste Up, Kneez Down, and anything by Houston's finest psychedelic band, Indian Jewelry. McCray: Mx Justin Vivian Bond. V, as Kiki from Kiki & Herb, sings one of the best covers of "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" by Stevie Nicks. It is quite possibly my favorite song. V is also an inspiration to me … Also Frankie Rose, Dream Cop, St. Vincent, Christeene, Azealia Banks, Wild Beasts. PERSONAL HEROES. Arning: Rosenblum, one of the great art historians of the '60s and '70s. He would switch to the artist's first name when he was lecturing, due to his intimate familiarity with them and their work. It was never Jasper Johns for long, it would be "Jasper." It was never Robert Rauschenberg, it was "Bob." I knew that was what I wanted to do with my life — I wanted to be able to call the artists of my time by their first names. When I was at MIT, we brought the big European Sturtevant retrospective to Cambridge. We were the only U.S. venue for that important show. Rosenblum had been one of the early supporters of Sturtevant when almost no one appreciated her work in the '60s, so we brought him to lecture on her work. (Houston's Jim Harithas was also another huge early supporter, giving her the first museum show at the Everson At dinner after his talk, I got a chance to thank Rosenblum for having changed my life by showing me what I wanted to do with my career. I also was able to ask him about a memory I had where he whipped out a Robert Rauschenberg print from his pocket. I knew that could not be true of course. When I described what I thought I saw, he laughed. It turns out Rauschenberg had given him a painting on a functional silk handkerchief that he could put in his pocket to impress us kids. At a certain point, he stopped carrying it to class when it became too valuable. I was very glad to find out I had not hallucinated. McCray: I admire people who have clear vision like Robert Wilson, Anna Wintour and Steve Jobs. Though the rest of their personalities may not be the kind I would choose in my friends, I can respect their determination, and they inspire me to hone my tastes and approaches to creative endeavors. Bill also inspires me to be a lot more open than I usually am. UPCOMING FOR THE CAMH'S WALLS. Arning: We are co-organizing the Marilyn Minter survey in 2014 with the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, and my co-curator on the project is the brilliant Elissa Auther. conceptual painting. I think it will really be a game-changing exhibition. Many people think of Minter from her recent celebrity, working with Madonna on her last tour, the glamorous fashion-based work that took her to householdname status. We are going to show that her work of today is grounded in a very long feminist-based painting history. WHO WOULD PLAY YOU ON THE BIG SCREEN. Arning: After seeing The Master, I think Joaquin Phoenix can play anyone, and I am sure he would get my mad, artfilled, hyper-caffeinated rhythm perfectly. As Mark's beard continues to get wilder day by day, I could see Liev Schreiber growing his beard out correctly to get the look down. McCray: For me, Luke Perry for looks, Mark Ruffalo for personality. For Bill, Jon Hamm for looks and personality. RECOMMENDED ART JAUNTS. Arning: I keep returning to the Fort Worth Modern — I went last month for a day trip to a luncheon with Christie's Jessica Phifer, but also really wanted to experience Michael Auping's extraordinary Lucian Freud survey. I'm going to return for an overnight trip to see one of my favorite artists, NOVEMBER | PAGE 56 | 2012