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"THERE IS NO GREATER REPRESENTATION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM THAN CITIES LIKE DALLAS AND HOUSTON."— Ashley Longshore 116 ASHLEY WORLD COMES TO TEXAS Move over, Tracey Emin. The bold and brash New Orleans artist Ashley Longshore lands in Houston this month. Christened "Andrea Warhol" in a New York Post profi le, the refreshingly unfi ltered Longshore parallels the late Pop king in her attention-getting studio practice melding art and commerce, with a dash of Salvador Dalí. Longshore debuts her new home-furnishings collection at Forty Five Ten, alongside canvases that have caught the eye of Blake Lively, Salma Hayek, and Penélope Cruz. At the heart of it all is a small- town Southern girl who's turning the art world on its head with text-laced works fi lled with wit, beauty, sparkle, a saucy intelligence, and Pop luster that make this painter and personality unforgettable. It is indeed Ashley time. Ashley Longshore at Forty Five Ten in River Oaks District Saturday, September 16, noon to 4 pm, and shop her Pop-Up Gallery at Forty Five Ten, September through October; fortyfi veten.com/events. Catherine D. Anspon Ashley Longshore The artist's And Then the Devil Whispered "Eat It. Eat It All." ALEXANDRA ARNOLD Ashley Longshore's Bottle Fed Longshore's text serves as title: Back Up the Brinks Truck