Lumas

 

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Ok, so remember on Friday when we were talking about BuyGudArt? (Buying Good Art)? Well, turns out, it’s easier than you think. Check it out – In the dark and dingy corner of the world that is the 3300 blocks of M. Street in Georgetown, a new gallery has opened up, and has made doing business of buying one of kind art, that much easier. Lumas is an in-person and online gallery, with establishments in Soho, Berlin, Paris, Zurich, Boston, Miami, and now Georgetown. Maintained by gallery directors Julia Heinemann and Heike Dander, Lumas offers the ability for anyone to get closer to the richness of contemporary art and photography.  Their kelidoscope of works range from Steichen and Walker Evans prints to Imi Knoebel works, and suprisingly, everything is relatively well priced, whether you’re a long-time collector, or looking for your first piece. 

Check out Lumas at 3307 M. St. And while you’re on your way down there, check out the art you don’t need to enter a gallery to see, the new/new to me works by acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey, on the recently closed (sign o’the times) Starbucks on 33rd and M. St. -kk

 

Another day, another drop in the stock market. Another sunset, and another chunk of change is missing from your 401K. When and where will it end? Well, I’m no Jim Cramer, but here’s an investment that has stood the test of time, since long before the market, and hedge funds  - Art. 

Good art has been around since cave drawings, and while I’m not suggesting you haul your ass over to Lescaux, I am saying that an investment in good art will normally hold its value, whether it’s hard times for the economy, or it’s a bull market. Think about it, since the art world really has no governing body to tell it when something is over or under valued, you’ll never have to worry about the investor speculation tactics of the worlds financial stages. And, more times than not, your value will go up on a piece, when different things happen. (ie, the artist grows in popularity, the artist {godforbid} dies, the gallery burns down, other pieces are stolen, etc…) 

We are lucky, to be in Washington DC, the epicenter lately, of the modern world. The entire planet is looking at our area, in terms of the upcoming election, (Is that thing still going on?) and to take the lead in getting the financial markets back on track. Well, why not take advantage of the situation and the attention, and let’s put our great creative people on the forefront, and promote them by buying their amazing work, and telling others all across the nation, what we have to offer here in DC. 

So whether it’s a new album by your favorite artist, or a painting by your favorite painter, or photos by …well, me, artwork (and wine!) is a great investment in 2008 and 2009, because in a world where every 24 hours money grows and shrinks at an alarming rate, and you have no idea where it goes, you can hang an “investment” in your dining room / office / bedroom / study /etc, and feel good about checking  your own personal market every day. 

Buy Gud Art.

{it’s the movement.}

-kk

Birds of Prey

Rock. The Black Crows. 9:30 Club tonight! 

Seriously, if you look over the course of time, most blues-based rock band fall apart like stale cookies. I remember listening to The Black Crows in high school, and they’re still selling out shows in 2008. Moreover, I remember the Amorica cover as an incredible piece of “art” (?) and one of the many albums that came out that year, that started my facination with album artwork, as works of art themselves. I’m rambling now, (and I have an unusual affeciton for commas) I know, but check it out – Tonight, at 9:30, go out and put all the stresses of the working week behind you, because by the time you get out of there, it’s going to be Friday, and you only have one more work day. Rock out tonight. And let the cards fall where they may tomorrow. Oh, and something about district creatives. : )   -kk

Two Weeks…

 

Who would have thought that two weeks would seem longer than the last 8 years? : ) More posts to come this week. Sorry for the slack. Just getting into winter district creatives mode – Parkas and cameras. Good times. In the meantime, check out the coolest Obama t-shirt on the market. -kk