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C O L L E C T O R ' S CONVERSATION DALLAS ART FAIR The Menil Collection's curator of modern and contemporary art, Toby Kamps, poses questions to gallerist Christine Nichols, owner and director of L.A.-based c. nichols project. Why are your exhibiting at the 2014 Dallas Art Fair? I don't do many fairs, but Dallas puts me close to terrific friends and almost all of my family. What connections do you have in Texas already? And what and who are on your itinerary when you come to the Fair? I am a fourth- generation Texan, born in Abilene and raised in South Texas. After the Dallas Art Fair, my schedule is about visiting loads of family between seeing all goings on at the various fine venues in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. As far as connections, I am sometimes able to talk my way out of a speeding ticket outside of Palo Pinto; politeness and respect counts. I am really excited to see all the new architecture downtown in the Arts District, in addition to an Arlington trip to see the art at AT&T Stadium. (I'm sorry y'all, I still cannot help calling it "Texas Stadium"). I need popovers from the Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus Downtown. How will you curate your booth? Can you let us in on any surprises planned? Thaddeus Strode paintings, Alison Frey Andersson furniture and a sculpture by Vincent Szarek. If I told you about my surprises, you would not be very surprised, right? What's your trajectory as a gallerist? How did you plunge into the L.A. art scene? I attended NYU in the 1980s and worked for a variety of galleries in Manhattan. Thomas Solomon, a fellow Dallas Art Fair exhibitor offered me a terrific job in L.A. in the 1990s. I then stayed in beautiful, sunny L.A. and opened up a gallery specializing in drawings called works on paper, inc. at 6150 Wilshire in 1998. For the rest of the conversation, peruse papercitymag.com. WWW.DALLASARTFAIR.COM DALLAS ART FAIR: APRIL 11–13, 2014; PREVIEW GALA APRIL 10, 2014 H ermès creative director Pierre Hardy further links himself into French fashion house's legacy with Chaine d'Ancre 2. This latest iteration of the Chaine d'Ancre motif is seen in his spring/summer women's and men's collection of bracelets, pendent necklaces, brooch, rings, earrings and cuff links. The motif was first incorporated into the Hermès design vocabulary in 1938 after Robert Dumas, grandson of founder Thierry Hermès, spotted an anchor chain in a Normandy harbor that reminded him of a bit's curb chain; the equestrian overtones struck a chord with the family's horsey heritage, and the emblem was assimilated into designs through the '60s. Hardy turns the medium into the message by enlarging the scale of the chain and adding a ribbed finish. We especially love the new women's accessories and objets for the home, from vibrant silk scarfs to restrained tableware. $450 to $6,750, at the Hermès boutique. Megan Pruitt Winder Anchors Away It seems improbable, but Dallas Art Fair turns six this spring. We remember year one, when 30 dealers took over Fashion Industry Gallery, thus beginning what has become a Texas convergence that makes the state proud. Even back in 2009, it was clear that something important was launching. This is one four-day event that we have never, ever missed. It's sacrosanct, in fact. Every collector we know attends; museum curators flock. See what these cognoscenti say about the second weekend in April — hatched by co-founders John Sughrue and Chris Byrne during a lunchtime conversation years ago — when you turn to our Dallas Art Fair Special Section in this issue. Also, save the section as your guide to navigate the Fair and the days leading up to it, now rebranded as Dallas Arts Week. As well as the nights … For after Fair hours, the Dallas Contemporary takes the cake with PaperCity-sponsored dual openings (Friday, April 11) for artists Richard Phillips and Julian Schnabel — something we're tremendously excited about. Dallas Contemporary director Peter Doroshenko interviewed Phillips for our March issue, while this scribe rang up the bigger-than-life Schnabel (surely the University of Houston's most illustrious son) on his cell — an experience I'll never forget. How did the conversation go? Turn to page 38 to find out. One parting note about the Fair: It strikes a fine balance between international and homegrown, from Jonathan Viner and Massimo de Carlo to Ro2 and RE Gallery. At the end of the day, most of the exhibiting players are independents, whose unwavering commitment to contemporary artists rises above the mere market to ignite a conceptual dialogue around which we gather in the communal light of the Dallas Art Fair campfire. Roster, tickets, schedule and more at dallasartfair.com. Catherine D. Anspon Meet Me at the Fair Domenico Zindato's Purposes and Prayers of the Coloured Mind Pouring Drops of Love Over the Feelings of Woven Worlds of Intuition, 2013, at Andrew Edlin Gallery © THE ARTIST, COURTESY EDEL ASSANTI, LONDON Andrew Sutherland's Silver Linings, 2012, at Edel Assanti C artier's newly minted fragrance, La Panthère, draws inspiration from the French jewelry house's indelible symbol: the panther — an emblematic embodiment of Cartier's unique notion of femininity, an uncommon composition of the divine, exquisite and rebellious. The animal first inspired a perfume of the same name in the 1980s, but the blend needed a contemporary silage. Cartier perfumer Mathilde Laurent began the reimagined composition with gardenia, contrasted with notes of chypre and musk at the heart. Heightening the relaunch is the fragrance's glass bottle, which depicts a panther's head in bold geometrics, its features carved from the inside of the bronzed glass bottle. Greek philosopher Theophratus once observed that the panther, of all animals, is the only one with a naturally pleasant scent that lures her prey. $72 to $135, at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue. Megan Pruitt Winder Follow the Scent Houston's newest nexus of cool, Saint Cloud, has launched the Read This Now program, offering a selection of books curated by creative influencers in Houston and beyond. The goal is to feature titles that should be on our bookshelves now. It's all part of the Rice Village boutique's collaboration with the art and design community and Saint Cloud's investment in Houston's cultural landscape. The first participants are Glasstire's associate publisher Alecia Harris, and Ashley Putman of AH Design; look for their selections at the boutique this month. In May, choices from local gallerist David Shelton and artist Kelly O'Connor will be featured; O'Connor also plans an in-store installation that month. To see what these perceptive voices think should top your reading list, visit Saint Cloud or click to shopsaintcloud.com. Matilda Knowles Ashley Putman, graphic designer: François Halard by François Halard, text Isabelle Dupuy Chavanat, preface Pierre Berge, introduction Mayer Rus (Rizzoli, 2013) Striking Resemblance: The Changing Art of Portraiture by Donna Gustafson, Susan Sidlauskas (Prestel, 2014) Style Diaries: World Fashion from Berlin to Tokyo by Simone Werle (Prestel, 2010) Letman: The Artwork and Lettering of Job Wouters by Letman (Gestalten, 2012) A History of Graphic Design for Rainy Days: What You Always Wanted to Know About Graphic Design But Were Afraid to Ask by Letman (Gestalten, 2012) Alecia Harris, Glasstire associate publisher: Lemon Poppy Seed: Multi-Tasking Creativity by Robert Klanten, Hendrik Hellige and Adeline Mollard (Gestalten Verlag, 2008) Papercraft 2: Design and Art with Paper by Robert Klanten and Birga Meyer (Die Gestalten Verlag, 2011) Akatre: Zero to Five by Akatre (Gestalten, 2012) Kara Walker: After the Deluge by Kara Walker (Rizzoli, 2007) Tom Friedman: Up in the Air by Charlotte Eyerman, David Neuman, Richard Julin and Liv Stoltz (Skira, 2013) Koloman Moser: Designing Modern Vienna 1897 – 1907 by Christian Witt-Dorring, Angela Volker, Janis Staggs and Ernst Ploil (Prestel, 2013) Chic Reads Ashley Putman, Cecilia Márquez, Alecia Harris JENNY ANTILL Toby Kamps Christine Nichols Chaine d'Ancre 24 bracelet TGM $6,750 XL Circuit 24 Faubourg bangle $790 Women's silk Circuit 24 scarf $435 La Table Rallye 24 plate $190 © ANTON HENNING STEVE CHRISTENSEN COURTESY ANDREW EDLIN GALLERY, NEW YORK