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Art Notes Bates x 2: In a rare, first-ever joint exhibition, the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth present a doubleheader for Dallas' own David Bates. This talent knows the Gulf Coast intimately and continues the painting tradition of modernist Marsden Hartley while making it his own. The Nasher and Modern shows, respectively curated by directors Jeremy Strick and Marla Price, encompass 45 sculptures and 20 related paintings and drawings in Dallas and 45 paintings in Fort Worth, including Bates' startling Katrina portraits (both exhibits, February 9 – May 11). H2O: Artist/activist Henry G. Sanchez (whose day job is a teacher at NYC's School of Visual Arts) curates a smart, engaging exploration at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary. His eco topic, "Aqua- Culture," probes the subject of water sources, water bodies and waterways. Don't miss the much-lauded Galveston Bay social practice Shrimp Boats Projects, founded by Zach Moser and Eric Leshinsky, as well as Sanchez's own investigations. Concurrently Suzanne Anker headlines in The MAC's main gallery with scientifically based rapid-prototype sculptures, along with some time-lapse photography. Rounding out the exhibitions, Paul Byran improbably takes on Biblical verses via silent-film shorts (all shows, through March 1). DC Coup: Were you as wowed as we by the announcement that the Dallas Art Fair weekend includes the opening of a pair of high-profile shows for both Julian Schnabel and Richard Phillips at the Dallas Contemporary. Watch these pages for our tête-à-têtes with these two provocateurs (April 11 – August 24). From the Tate to the DMA: Big buzz centers around the Dallas Museum of Art's hot curatorial news. Arriving this spring from his previous post at the Tate Liverpool will be Gavin Delahunty, anointed as the new Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, a position most recently held by Jeffrey Grove. (Grove was appointed last May as the DMA's Senior Curator of Special Projects & Research). Delahunty joins Grove and Gabriel Ritter, the DMA's Nancy and Tim Hanley Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, making an astute curatorial trio and propelling the museum to the top of the contemporary game in Texas. Catherine D. Anspon brought to you by C O L L E C T O R ' S CONVERSATION DALLAS brought to you by ART FAIR Patron, collector and artist Paula Crown — currently on view at the Dallas Contemporary (through April 13) — in dialogue with gallerist Mills Moran, managing director of L.A-based gallery OHWOW. Crown to Moran: What were your impressions of Dallas during your recent visit? Are you a regular in Texas, or was this an initial visit? This was my first trip to Dallas, believe it or not. It was a brief two-day trip at the urging of Chris Byrne, who recommended I visit before the Fair in April. I was incredibly impressed with the quality of the collections. Whom did you meet? What did you see art-wise? Straight from the airport, I went to the Nasher, where Chris introduced me to Jed Morse, their curator. Jed was instrumental in putting together a solo exhibition there with one of my artists, Diana Al-Hadid, in 2011. Next was the Rachofsky Warehouse, where I walked the current show, "Parallel Views: Italian and Japanese Art from the 1950s, '60s and '70s." The exhibition was outstanding. I had a chance to speak with Peter Doroshenko, with whom you're intimately familiar. He has a fantastic vision for the Dallas Contemporary. I also spent some time with Christen Wilson; she and her husband Derek are wonderful supporters of the gallery and have impeccable taste. And, of course, I made sure to visit the great collection of Jim and Beth Gold, the site of your dinner. Moran to Crown: Was this your first exhibition in Texas? Yes. What was the experience like? Fantastic. Like Chicago, it is my kind of town, with better weather at this time of the year. The visitors were friendly, engaged and knowledgeable. Can you talk about your show at the Dallas Contemporary and the response? It's a self-portrait — but different in a number of ways from a traditional portrait … For the rest of the conversation, peruse papercitymag.com. WWW.DALLASARTFAIR.COM DALLAS ART FAIR: APRIL 11–13, 2014; PREVIEW GALA APRIL 10, 2014 COURTESY THE ARTIST Henry G. Sanchez-curated "Aqua-Culture" at The McKinney Avenue Contemporary Social Datebook Friday, February 7 Go Red For Women Luncheon Hilton Anatole • 10 am • Benefitting The American Heart Association / Dallas • Co-chairs Capera Ryan, Barbara Smith • From $150 • Media sponsor PaperCity • dallasgored.heart.org Silver Supper Dallas Museum of Art • 7 pm • Benefitting Dallas Museum of Art's Decorative Arts Program • Chair Elizabeth H. Webb; honorary chair Deedie Rose • From $1,000 • 214.922.1295 Saturday, February 8 Dallas Symphony Orchestra League Presentation Ball Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center • 6 pm • Chair Dixey Arterburn; honorary chairs Gene and Jerry Jones • $150 • deborah@nigelbrown.com Tuesday, February 11 SMU Tate Lecture Series McFarlin Auditorium, SMU Campus • 8 pm • Lecture by Khaled Hosseini • From $45 • sbarber@smu.edu Center For BrainHealth 2014 Lecture Series The Center for BrainHealth • 6:15 pm • Lecture by chair J. Baxter Brinkmann • From $35 • gail_cepak@utdallas.edu Wednesday, February 12 Saint Valentine's Day Luncheon and Fashion Show: Legends of Love Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center • 10 am • Presented by Stanley Korshak • Benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society • Chair Carmaleta Whiteley • From $200 • 972.996.5932 Thursday, February 20 TWU Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award Luncheon Belo Mansion • 11 am • Honoring Mary Brinegar Scholarships for Outstanding Graduate Students • From $175 • svenable@mail.twu.edu Saturday, February 22 10th Annual Moonlight Ball Brook Hollow Golf Club • 7 pm • Benefitting Ronald McDonald House of Dallas • Co-chairs Sally and Mike McWilliams; honorary chairs Jan Daulton, Melinda Emmons • From $500 • 214.624.5365 52nd Annual Junior League of Dallas Ball: Rio Carnival … A Night in La Cidade Maravilhosa … The Marvelous City Hilton Anatole • 7 pm • Benefitting Junior League of Dallas • Chair Wendy Messmann; honorary chairs Margaret Trammell Crow, Katherine Wynne LaLonde • From $225 • 214.357.8822; jld.net Sunday, February 23 Tails of the West: Paws Cause 2014 Sambuca • 6 pm • Chairs Gemma Galeoto, Whitney Keltch, Wynne McNabb Cunningham, Erin Seeds Ray; honorary chair Holly Forsythe • $125 • spca.org/pawscausetickets Thursday, February 27 17th Annual Attitudes & Attire Luncheon and Fashion Show Grand Pavilion of the Dallas Trade Mart • 11:30 am • Honorary chair Christi Harris • $125 • 214.746.4222 Friday, February 28 The UNICEF Experience Fashion Industry Gallery • 7 pm • Benefitting U.S. Fund for UNICEF • Co-chairs Catie and Aaron Enrico • From $250 • texas@unicefusa.org Monday, March 3 TACA Silver Cup Award Luncheon Hilton Anatole • noon • Benefitting The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) • Co-chairs Carol and Don Glendenning • 214.520.3930 N ew York City's landmark Lexington Hotel reopened last fall following a fashionable $46 million makeover. David Dashen of New York's Dash Design led the charge to return the once-storied hotel, built in 1929, back to its Jazz Age splendor when Hollywood royalty would swing through the doors daily and where Marilyn Monroe and Joe Dimaggio lived post-nuptials. To help decorate the space, lauded art aficionado Paige Powell commissioned such stylish fine artists as Ruben Toledo and Alba Clemente to fashion the hotel with a variety of their art pieces, including a sprawling Jazz Age-inspired mural trailing from the lobby to the mezzanine by Toledo. Dashen, Powell and Ashen collected thousands of artworks from a Brooklyn flea market, the Harlem School of the Arts, and Creative Growth, creating an artful escape to inspire the traveler. 511 Lexington Ave., New York, lexingtonhotelnyc.com. Rooms from $399. Kate Stukenberg Midtown Makeover is a Work of Art Bauble maven Sue Gragg of Sue Gragg Precious Jewels has assumed the role of the illustrious Cat in the Hat. Think mystical, whimsical and cheeky, all in the bejeweled forms of Russian nesting dolls, rubber duckies and giant panda bears, exclusive to designer emporium Forty Five Ten. Gragg offers up three collections: Kai Xin Panda and Louise's Darling Ducks, both inspired by dear friends and the Eastern Europe's Jeweled Dolls, prompted by the grand entrance of fashionable Russian Mademoiselles into our society. These bejeweled pieces spark with vibrant orange, pink and yellow sapphires, amethyst, green garnets, rubies and a splash of black-and-white diamonds for good measure. Prices upon request, at Forty Five Ten. Megan Pruitt Winder Sue-ssical Paula Crown Mills Moran COURTESY OHWOW, LOS ANGELES; PHOTO PRES RODRIGUEZ David Bates' Magnolia, 2013, at Nasher Sculpture Center COLLECTION THE ARTIST, PHOTO KEVIN TODORA, COURTESY TALLEY DUNN GALLERY, © DAVID BATES FERNANDO ROJAS Here is a sampling of some top-line numbers from our reader survey conducted by GfK/MRI — the leader in media research. 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