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JULY | PAGE 8 | 2015 Topical Focus: In summer's top view, FotoFest's executive director Steven Evans turns nine international lenses upon perhaps the most tantalizing, yet least understood issue of our time: the world of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer communities. Evans curates "I Am a Camera," plucking talents from Europe, Asia and America, who investigate the fluid world of sexual orientation and gender bending, including 2014 Whitney Biennial collaborators/real-world couple Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst, who each transitioned genders. Special programming around this exhibition includes a screening of the above duo's She's Gone Rogue, co-starring Warhol ingenue Holly Woodlawn, Saturday, July 25, 4 pm, in conjunction with QFest (through August 29; complete lineup, fotofest.org) … Houston Center for Photography brings the celebrated Slide Luck to town for a one-night only convergence of art, food and community at Cottonwood Wednesday, July 22, 7 pm (free, bring a dish to share; suggested donations based on text voting for your fave of 20 artists; slideluck.com) … See Lori Vrba's haunting, surreal "The Moth Wing Diaries" at Catherine Couturier Gallery, and acquire the accompanying volume (extended through August 31). Paper Dolls + A Parliament of Owls: Joan Son's "Time Travelers" is worth a ride to the Pearl Fincher Museum in Spring. The origami mistress received a Houston Arts Alliance grant to replicate in life-size the paper-doll dresses of her childhood, circa 1958 (through September 5) … DiverseWorks' "Parliament of Owls" taps globally diverse artist board members including JooYoung Choi, Loli Fernández-Andrade Kolber, Oscar Rene Cornejo and Rosine Kouamen (through August 15). The Question Mark Show: Minimalist oasis Gallery Sonja Roesch mounts a cool, crisp view of a half-dozen artists: "Is It … Monochrome? Colorfield? Or an Object? (through August 1). Three for the Fourth: Looking for Fourth of July plans? Head to the Heights for G Gallery's investigation of the dark beauty of "Southern Myths," headlined by Brad Moody, Joshua Goode and Randall Mosman. The show is informed by notions of religion, the land, funerals and more true tropes of the American South — a winner is Moody's crack-up new series on heaven, hell and the hereafter (July 4 – 29). Abstraction vs. Figuration: It's painting versus sculpture, figuration versus abstraction in a smart group outing of Houston-centric talents at Rudolph Blume Fine Art / ArtScan Gallery including the Glassell's Jeff Forster, a promising ceramicist, and his colleague Ken Mazzu of the deconstructed cityscapes. Most poignantly, the show includes work by the late Jesús Moroles. We'll bring you a special tribute to Moroles in an upcoming issue (through July 25) … No one does figuration better than the fearless Kelli Vance in her Houston homecoming at McClain Gallery (through July 25). New Crop: Check back next month for the best freshly minted art spaces, including an eagerly watched new arrival at 4411 Montrose: Unix Gallery, co-owned by Milan- raised gallerist Alex Cesaria and wife, Daniela (whose other space is in Chelsea, with a second Manhattan address in the works this fall on Madison Avenue). A September opening at 4411 is planned; Cesaria also expects to exhibit in the Texas Contemporary Art Fair. East Enders: Theresa Escobedo corrals "Collective Solid," starring eight for-your-radar prognosticators of the tightly knit East End studio space known as El Rincón Social (through August 29). Meet the visualists on opening night Saturday, July 18, at Deborah Colton Gallery; artists' talk Sunday, July 19 … Follow our arts channel online, papercitymag.com. Catherine D. Anspon Art Notes Extraordinary residential real estate service and knowledge. Every time. 713.553.4255 m a r y h a l e m c l e a n . c o m Rice/Museum Area – Call For Information Some men like to keep their options open. Or so Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo has come to believe. This month, the house launches a made-to-order program for its iconic men's driving shoe — a cult favorite because of its durability and fit. 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Houston gallerist/patron Deborah Colton takes a lead role in organizing host and steering committees, as well as other special features that flavor this Fair, which emphasizes the foundations of our visual world, including the roots of the Houston art scene. Watch for exhibitions on 20th-century schools of American painting, which Fair founder/Abstract Expressionist collector Rick Friedman is particularly excited about, and a dose of internationalism. HFAF, fifth edition, is a must for the fall calendar, promising finds and knowledge for beginning to advanced collectors. Stay tuned for more details on these pages (and at papercitymag.com) as they unfold. houstonfineartfair.com. Catherine D. Anspon FAIR DOING GOOD WITH STYLE UPDATE: HOUSTON FINE ART