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Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind: All art eyes will be on Dallas, come April, so take a March field trip to Fort Worth's museums, where the splendors of the Collection of Nancy Lee and Perry Bass are presented for the first time in-depth at the Kimbell Art Museum, in the serene expanses of the Renzo Piano Pavilion (March 1 – May 24). At The Modern, photography and video rule in the smart conceptual survey "Framing Desire," organized by the museum's Andrea Karnes, showcasing more than 40 recent acquisitions, mixing iconic image-makers Robert Mapplethorpe, Larry Clark and Laurie Simmons with Texas lensmen Allison V. Smith and Misty Keasler (through August 23). At the Amon Carter Museum of Art, UTA professor Benito Huerta unveils the searing volume two of his "Axis Mundi" (through May 17). Also at the Carter: "American Still Life" is celebrated, including 19th-century painter Raphaelle Peale's luminescent peaches, Georgia O'Keeffe's sexually charged leaves and late Texas TWU professor Carlotta Corpron's avant-garde photos (through August 2). Back to the Future: Dragon Street denizen Zhulong Gallery's ambitious programming, among the crop of Dallas Art Fair 2015 exhibitors, encompasses a hi-tech/sci-fi investigation of 3-D printing processes and new media in "Color Gamut," rolling out the duo Matthew Plummer-Fernandez and Anne Katrine Senstad (through March 7). The Remarkable Mr. Hudnall: At PDNB Gallery, it's old school, with a solo for Houston photographer Earlie Hudnall Jr., presenting his elegant, direct black-and-whites — portraits of people and places documenting the African- American experience in his hometown's historic neighborhoods (through May 9) … See you in April at Dallas Arts Week. For more buzz, log onto our weekly Framed and ArtfulWeekend blog at papercitymag.com; follow on Twitter @PaperCityCA. Catherine D. Anspon Art Notes Patrick Kratz's Paperscapes #10, 2014 Opening Doors. Closing Sales. Meet Patrick Kratz, whose career intersects fine art and photography, seamlessly migrating between landscape and nature-based work and the rigors of images crafted for national advertising and editorial clients. At the heart of his investigations is a sense of time, space and a refined clarity and abstract strength, all elements visible in a new series presented for PaperCity readers — aptly titled "Paperscapes." With a B.S. in architecture from the University of Texas in Arlington and inspiration gleaned from a childhood gazing at the heroic peaks ringing Alamagordo, New Mexico, Kratz conceptually mines the rugged beauty of Western ranges into crumpled paper. Says the artist, "My current work deals with miniature manifestations of mountain vistas. Each image is an idea, created of roughly made pepakura taking the visual cues of plate tectonics as seen from an adventurer's perspective, of a mountain range viewed under a solitary moonlit sky, devoid of stars." Referencing archetypal life via depictions of rising and falling terrain, the photographer also challenges the viewer to notice the poignant absence of missing stars; his artist statement quotes stanzas from an Emerson poem: "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore" — alluding to elements of beauty and enchantment in the everyday, which are often taken for granted, yet so mourned when lost. Kratz's stark, minimalist landscapes also conjure days and nights on distant planets, and would be perfect for a space scientist turned collector. Museum-matted giclée prints with a masonite backing, in limited editions of 25; special editions of five mounted upon canvas over panel. All works signed and numbered. Giclées $1,150 for 16 x 20 inches; $2,650 for 20 x 60 inches. Canvas and wood-mounted $1,450 unframed, $1,750 framed for 16 x 20 inches; $2,800 unframed, $3,200 framed for 20 x 60 inches. Shipping extra. Inquiries, Anne Lee Phillips, 713.524.0606, ext. 228; anne@papercitymag.com. PC Acquire F arfetch.com is no stranger to curating. The cutting-edge website does it everyday, providing an online marketplace for some of the best boutiques around the globe. But what do you do once you've conquered the world of online fashion? You break into a new genre — which is precisely why this thriving empire is releasing, in partnership with Assouline, a trinity of tomes titled Farfetch Curates. The first book focuses on food, the second on design and the third art. Farfetch Curates: Food publishes this month and delves into cuisine from both a global and fashion perspective. From lunch with fashion blogger Leandra Medine (The Man Repeller) in New York to dinner with Scottish designer Jonathan Saunders in London, you'll get tips from Farfetch's global network on restaurants and watering holes for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, cocktails and dinner. The other editions will be released in July (Design) and November (Art). $25, at farfetch.com, assouline.com. Jailyn Marcel FETCH YOUR Foodie Passport G erald Tomlin Antiques has moved from its tiny, 28-year location in Highland Park Village into a 4,500-square-foot warehouse the family owns on Slocum Street. "The whole area is as hot as a pistol," says Joanne Tomlin who, along with their two sons, Christopher and Edward Tomlin, have taken over the day- to-day running of the business since Gerald retired. The bigger space allowed them to bring more inventory out of storage, including the showroom's specialty: rare, signed pieces by 19th- century master French cabinetmakers Mercier Frères, François Linke and Paul Sormani. "We have more signed French furniture than anyone else in the city," Joanne says. The showroom is a sea of polished wood and gleaming ormolu. But French isn't the only thing you'll find here. There are fine examples of highly sought-after Biedermeier period furniture, including a $60,000 secretary from a castle in Germany. One of the oldest pieces on the floor is a William and Mary POLISHED SHOWROOM chest of drawers from the Revolutionary War, and some of the most popular furniture emerging for a younger buyer is 19th-century Russian, says Joanne, because of its clean lines and geometric, inlaid bronze details. Gerald Tomlin didn't start out to be an antiques dealer. An interior designer by training, he'd studied at Parsons in New York City and in Paris on scholarship. When the recession hit in the 1980s, "we had two warehouses full of overseas items ordered for clients, but people couldn't afford to pay for them," Joanne says. Their son, Gerald Jr. (who was still in SMU at the time), suggested they open a store in Highland Park with the inventory. Gerald Jr. ran the store while his father did interior design and furniture plans for customers. "If you bought from us, Gerry would come and place it for you," says Joanne, who now buys for the store with son Edward. The Tomlins learned the antiques business from the ground up, with Gerald becoming an appraisal expert — for years, he was a regular on the Antiques Road Show. In April, Gerald Jr. died after a short bout with cancer, and the family decided to close the Highland Park store. "He was our treasure, and we miss him terribly, but the move to Slocum has been such a positive thing," Joanne says. 1415 Slocum St., Suite 102, 214.526.3702. Rebecca Sherman Collection of chocolate Wedgwood jasperware © ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE FOUNDATION Joan Miró's Painting, 1933, at the Kimbell Art Museum Robert Mapplethorpe's Self Portrait, 1980 / printed 1999, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth COLLECTION OF NANCY LEE AND PERRY R. BASS, FORT WORTH Joanne Tomlin