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Retail RAP I t's Austin's version of an art fair — loose, edgy, democratic, a touch of spectacle. Pop Austin, now in its third year, is the brainchild of creative Steve Carlson and wife /Pop Austin curator Lana Carlson. Once again, east Austin venue Fair Market serves as HQ for the convergence of painting, photography, sculpture, digital, and light-based art. Thursday night's Collector Preview benefi ciary is Texas Cultural Trust, while regular ticket sales benefi t Arts & Digital Literacy Initiative's art- centric programming for high school students. Acquire works by talents ranging from the Gao Brothers to Incubus lead vocalist Brandon POP AUSTIN, Take Three Graffi ti A GOGO Cleon Peterson's The Night, 2016, at Pop Austin COURTESY THE ARTIST AND POP AUSTIN Lilly Pulitzer opens this fall in Highland Village Shopping C e n t e r, c a r r y i n g t h e f u l l spectrum of Lillys — women's and children's … Joie opens its first Houston boutique in River Oaks District Saturday, October 16, stocking women's apparel, accessories, and shoes … Montrose Shop owner Kim N g u y e n d e b u t s h e r s e c o n d H o u s t o n c o n c e p t , P a r c s and Rec, this fall. Expect a similar m i n i m a l i s t a e s t h e t i c a s M o n t ro s e Shop, with the addition of men's and children's collections … Paloma, one of the city's first toxin-free nail salons, opens this month in BLVD Place on Post Oak Blouevard. Owner Maryam Naderi features "five-free" polishes from Chanel, Dior, Deborah Lippman, Jinsoon, RMS, and SpaRitual. Jailyn Marcel B U N K E R H I L L | $ 3 ,19 5 , 0 0 0 Kat Cole's Pile White Necklace at Charon Kransen Arts, exhibiting Houston Art Fair COURTESY THE ARTIST AND CHARON KRANSEN ARTS FAIR FEVER O ne weekend in late Septem- ber, the Houston art world reaches an epicenter; for the first time both our art fairs — each six years old — line up on the same dates. Texas Contemporary Fair and Houston Art Fair roll out Thursday, September 29, with big preview evenings that benefit, re- spectively, CAMH and FotoFest. Fair days: Friday through Sunday, September 30 – October 2. Texas Contemporary re- turns to George R. Brown, while Houston Art Fair heads to Silver Street Event Space. At Texas Con- temporary, don't miss Michael Chow (conversation and book signing Satur- day, October 1, 2 pm, with So- theby's VP/former Warhol director Eric Shiner) and "The Other Mexico." At Houston Art Fair, look for important studio craft jewelry and design objects, as well as dealers Deborah Colton, Gus Kopriva and Linda Clarke (showcasing James Surls), and Franny Ko- elsch. txcontempo rary.com, houstonartfair.com. Catherine D. Anspon Havard Homstvedt's Around Your Altogether (Large Wave), 2016, at Inman Gallery, exhibiting Texas Contemporary AEROSOL WARFARE El Pez, Chaz of The London Police, Gonzo247, Douglas of The London Police at HUE 2015 It's been four decades in the making, but graffiti has gone uptown. A little historical trivia: The word "graf- fiti" stems from the Italian, a riff on "to scratch" first used in the 19th century to describe an- cient tags found on the walls of Pompeii. Houston's own scene has been flourishing for decades, and due to one artist's embrace of its worth and history, aerosol action now has its own festival, sanctioned and supported by Houston First. The hometown talent with the spray can and clout is Gonzo247 (aka Mario E. Figueroa Jr.) — who's even pasted with Shepard Fairey. Gonzo is the founding director of Houston's Graffiti & Street Art Museum and the point person for the second annual HUE (Houston Urban Experience) Festival, a lively paean to the power of the spray can, which spills throughout downtown and eastside venues, October 15 through October 22. huemuralfestival. com, #HUEFest. Catherine D. Anspon OBSESSIONS. DECORATIONS. SALIENT FACTS. Boyd. Paris-based Nonotak Stu- dio returns on Saturday night. Pop Austin, Fair Market, 1100 East 5th St., Austin; Collector Preview (6 to 8 pm) and Opening Night (8 pm to midnight) Thursday, October 13; show days Friday through Sunday, October 14 – 16; popaustin.com. Catherine D. Anspon COURTESY THE ARTIST AND INMAN GALLERY 18