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Zac Efron and Claire Danes at the Impact Arts + Film Fund Me and Orson Welles Screening
Young Power Players Show Substance and Style are in Vogue.
Photography Gabriel Scindian at the Willard Intercontinental Washington
Style Lana Orloff
Makeup Stacie Snyder Hair by Jesse Harbaugh
Shoot Assistants: Georgia Bobley, Megan Buerger, Sara Siegel, and Whitney Wegner
ON MARIA: Shoshanna gold dress ($350); Urban Chic, 1626 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-338-5398, www.urbanchiconline.com. Spark Creation Signature Collection gold necklace ($14,220) and oval pavé earrings ($4,125); Liljenquist & Beckstead Jewelers, 2001 International Dr., McLean, Va., 703-448-6731, www.liljenquist.com. Chas. Schwartz dripping earrings ($2,150); Chas. Schwartz & Son Jewelers, Willard InterContinental Hotel, 1400 F St. NW, 202-737-4757, www.chasschwartzjewelers.com. ON JAMAL: Isaia blue pin-stripe suit ($3,120), Isaia purple tie ($225), and Isaia lavender pin-stripe dress shirt ($450); Saks Fifth Avenue Men’s Store, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW, 202-497-5100, www.saksfifthavenue.com. Hulbot Big Bang 44mm “Red Gold Black Ceramic” automatic chronograph watch ($22,900); Liljenquist & Beckstead Jewelers, 2001 International Dr., McLean, Va., 703-448-6731, www.liljenquist.com.
Jamal Simmons
Emerged from the 2008 election as one of the new young voices in the world of political analysis, becoming a fixture of CNN’s election coverage. Currently the president of New Future Communications, Simmons is committed to engaging more people of color in the political process, and regularly volunteers his time mentoring and speaking to young people interested in government.
Maria Teresa Petersen
Named by Hispanic Magazine as among the top Latinas in government and politics, the executive director and co-founder of Voto Latino launched the first-ever national mobile texting campaign to register voters in 2006. A frequent guest on Chris Matthew’s Hardball, she also appears on CNBC, NPR, CNN Español, and Fox News as a political analyst.
Politics might be our calling card, but Washingtonians have a strong art community, and it showed this year in Miami
By Michael M. Clements
Olafur Eliasson, ‘One-way colour tunnel,’ 2007
It’s apropos that Washington D.C.’s hot art scene is being showcased in balmy Miami around the spectacle of Art Basel. Here, in this internationally-renowned art fair, I’m off to uncover the multi-layers of local artists, collectors, curators, gallery owners, and creative types that are driving local visual arts communities from Georgetown to H Street NE.
Where better to begin then poolside at the Raleigh? Joining me for see-and-be-seen salads and afternoon mojitos is local art connector and collector advocate, Philippa Hughes. “Oh, there’s David Lynch,” Hughes says excitedly. He is in town promoting a short film he directed for Cartier (more on that later). Benicio Del Toro strolls by followed by Thelma Golden, chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Golden is sporting a stylish long sleeve black tee with a silver sequence Obama face woven in it. “What are you hoping to find here?” I ask her naively. “Something that speaks to me,” she answers before heading through flowing white curtains into the lobby.
Shepard Fairey
Location: 3333 M Street, Georgetown
WL SPONSORED EVENT – Photos by Kyle Samperton
DIFFERENT STROKES: Opening night for the 122 artists creating for hope brought out Washington’s top artists, collectors, curators, and gallery owners. The temporary exhibition was hosted by el fuego American pop artist Shepard Fairey and his label, Obey, along with moveon.org and SEIU. Tireless work by the curatorial team at Irvine Contemporary Gallery made this one of the most important independent art exhibitions in Washington history.
Rep. Kendrick Meek, James Bell, Shepard Fairey and Rep. Barbara Lee
Location: National Portrait Gallery
WL EXCLUSIVE EVENT – Photos by Tony Powell
PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAIT: Excitement was in the air at the National Portrait Gallery as Shepard Fairey’s iconic HOPE portrait of Obama was officially made part of the museum’s collection. The work, generously donated by Heather and Tony Podesta in memory of his mother, Mary K. Podesta, was unveiled by the artist himself, National Portrait Gallery Director Martin Sullivan, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Podestas.
WL catches up with Shepard Fairey, the groundbreaker behind the iconic image of Barack Obama.
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Rosario Dawson
Location: 3333 M Street, Georgetown
WL SPONSORED EVENT – Photos by Tony Powell
PAINT THE TOWN: A star-studded line-up of musical performers from Santogold and De La Soul to Grammy award-winning DJ Moby proved the perfect complement to the art covered walls of ManifestHope: DC. Stars Heather Graham, Tim Robbins, Adrian Grenier, Michael Stipe, and Rosario Dawson mixed with artist Shepard Fairey and Obama administration officials David Strautmanis and David Washington as the 1,500 guests soaked in the energy of the moment. The night was sponsored by Obey Giant, moveon.org, SEIU, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, and included an all-important liquid contribution from the National Beer Wholesalers of America.
By Karin Tanabe
Artist Shepard Fairey. Photo by Kyle Samperton
Let the inaugural games begin. It’s the afternoon of Saturday the 17th and I’ve just trotted to four different inaugural celebrations in 18 hours—all held blocks apart celebrating the same iconic event, yet every one unique in their atmosphere.
The first fête I clicked my heels Friday evening was the launch of Manifest Hope DC, held in the vast space that used to house Artefacto furniture on M Street. In conjunction with Moveon.org, Irvine Contemporary Gallery, artist Shepard Fairey, SEIU, and our magazine Washington Life, more than one hundred artists displayed work that in one innovative way or another paid homage to our 44th president.
My first thoughts when I walked out to brace for the onslaught of the 14 degree weather and my eyes turning to iceballs were, 1) why don’t we have more events like this in Washington? It would be amazing if this cavernous space remained a space for the arts and the community. And 2) I sincerely hope that very soon to be President Obama ought to be able to see this show.
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