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A lways operating way outside the box, the Dallas Contemporary set the tone for a stimulating season with a New Year opening celebration highlighting five exhibitions. French artist JR captivated enthusiasts with his participatory public art project, the "Inside Out" photobooth. JR was the 2011 recipient of the TED Prize, which helped him launch his international project: turning the world into one giant public canvas. Let's just say the Contemporary's fête provided the perfect palette to further his cause. While board presidents Muffin Lemak and Shelby Wagner entertained, guests queued up for cameos in the booth. Other thought-provoking exhibitions: "Les Misérables: Post-Conceptual Art"; "Paula Crown — Inside My Head: A Contemporary Self-Portrait"; Oak Cliff native Arthur Peña's "Slight Shift, Steady Hand"; and the "Lavish: Design in Dallas" exhibition, which included the perceptive piece by The Office of Angela Scott, Dangling by a Shoe String. Snap-happy: Paula Crown, Megan Adams Brooks, Marcia Millard, Cecilia Muris, Lynn Born, Andria Kushan, Kristie Ramirez, Bree Foster, Scott Newton, Michelle Moussa, and Nicole and Scott Horn. All Right, BY JANE ROZELLE. PHOTOGRAPHY DANIEL DRIENSKY. Mr. Contemporary, I'm Ready For My Close-Up Marc Azoulay Howard Rachofsky Mary Catherine Corey Cindy Rachofsky Peter Doroshenko Karla McKinley John Sughrue Marlene Sughrue Blake Ward Banks Bruce Libby Yandell Dan Rodriguez Scott Tucker Mary Poe Stefania Morandi Jonathan Zizzo Angela Scott Muffin Lemak Megan Adams Brooks George Jackson Arthur Peña Nicole Musselman Alden Pinnell Janelle Pinnell Catherine MacMahon Doug MacMahon Suzanne Droese David Droese Genniva Bruce Ekaterina Kouznetsova Harold Finney Booth brother: JR Shelby Wagner Muffin Lemak Niven Morgan G irls don't often wear head-to-pedicure Saint Laurent or Marc Jacobs. Instead, it's usually a splash of designer favorites that they grab from the closet between late- afternoon activities such as leaving the law firm or picking up the kids from football practice. So, when Kenny Goss and Joyce Goss held an intimate cocktail party to announce plans for Re:Define, I was pleasantly surprised with the ensembles in attendance. Rocking the current Seattle plaid-shirt trend was Brian Bolke, who paired it with brilliant black-and- white Viktor & Rolf penny loafers. Derek and Christen Wilson showed up with their oldest son, Truman, who generally looks better than I do. Of course, Christen looked as if she were dashing through the streets of Paris on her way to the next runway show. Re:Define — or, in this case, refined — is an art exhibition and auction of original works by some of the world's foremost artists. Over the past two years, the event has raised nearly $2 million in Dallas for the fight against HIV/AIDS. So ,what was this big announcement? The Goss- Michael Foundation and the Dallas Contemporary have merged Bespoke, the Contemporary's largest annual fund-raiser, with Re:Define to create the edgiest art gala on the social calendar. Re:Define will now benefit the MTV Staying Alive Foundation and Dallas Contemporary, with Kenny Goss and Joyce Goss as chairmen. Raising their bubbly to the news: Ariel Saldivar, Faisal Halum, Becky and Ken Bruder, Susan Posnick, Gonzalo Bueno, Anna-Sophia Van Zweden, Leisa Street, and Kim and Bryan Williams. A Refined Re:Define The Hottest Spring Ticket BY BILLY FONG. PHOTOGRAPHY BRUNO. MARCH | PAGE 12 | 2014 Bianca Anderson Charles Teichman Korinna von Kempski Rakoszyn Halina von Kempski Rakoszyn The Goss-Michael Foundation Jessica Nowitzki Joanne Teichman Truman Wilson Derek Wilson Clayton Carter Brian Bolke Jon Rafpor Liz Kimple Scott Kimple Laramy Rafpor Chandra North Blaylock Daniel Blaylock Parker Roy Paula North Georgia Arnold Tim Peck Missy Rogers Logan Waller Kenny Goss Joyce Goss Moon man