The 2013 Dallas Art Fair with The Journal Gallery

OC alum Sara Hantman of The Journal Gallery shares snaps from this year's Dallas Art Fair!

Big bad Dallas, Texas: home of the cowboy, the deep fryer, the John F. Kennedy assassination, and a refreshing up-and-coming contemporary art scene. While working at The Journal Gallery's Dallas Art Fair booth last week, I got to see a lot of exciting new art, attend the Annual Art Ball, the Dallas Art Fair Gala, and try almost every kind of imaginable taco along the way (Bahn-mi taco, anyone?). On this weekend, Dallas is taken over by countless exhibitions, black-tie events, and collector's barbecues (think big hair, gowns, and the real "Dallas BBQ"). Here are highlights!

OC friends Jason Schwartzman, The Journal's Michael Nevin, and Brady Cunningham

The Journal Gallery's art fair booth, featuring works by Jeff Elrod, Mika Tajima, Kika Karadi, Eddie Martinez, and Colin Snapp

At the 2013 Art Ball, in proper Dallas fashion

The Nasher Sculpture Center at the Dallas Museum of Art


A performance at The Power Station Exhibition Opening - Tobias Madison, Emanuel Rossetti, and Stefan Tcherpnin


Viktor and Rolf at the home of George Michael and Kenny Goss


Obituaries by Adam McEwan at the home of George Michael and Kenny Goss


Damien Hirst's St. Sebastian at the Goss-Michael Foundation.


An "x" in the road marking the exact location where John F. Kennedy was shot



Bahn-mi tacos with cilantro cream/sriracha goodness