The Council of Luci gathering Sept 1, 2026 NYC

5 years ago today

Even when bound by constraints, do you know how to be yourself? If the rules are explicit, but not quite how you operate, are you creative enough to push the boundaries and be authentically yourself? I think true authenticity inspires the creation of "Universal Formats" - a 🧵

This year the desert has taken my life to places beyond what I could have imagined. October 24th, alongside the glitch Gallery and Fountain teams, I have the privilege of hosting an 'Autumn with Summer' cocktail evening, showcasing a teaser of my documentary collection, Origins.

HISTORIC! Bravo @redbeardnft and @IsmaTaziS @CentrePompidou launched a Digital Art Committee, uniting patrons to support acquisitions, research and conservation of digital art, building on a legacy that goes back to 1975. Founding patrons: Ismail Tazi and Benjamin Gross.

The One.

Ringers in Motion

NETRA 1/1 Owned by @SamSpratt

Masks off. Time to soak it all in.

Artist Sam Spratt briefs his council of collectors and friends in his New York studio.

Letters from the trenches courtesy of @osf_rekt

WHAT AN INFINITE STORY ASKS OF A COLLECTOR My entry into LUCI was Mask #182. The longer I hold it, the less ownership feels like the end. Collecting begins with possession. It becomes culture through responsibility. A collector stands in the middle of a work’s passage.

One of the best parts of hosting gatherings is when we get to work with @GH0STPIPE. The Michelin star chef background and being the space's chief chocolatier/ chief mycology officer goes a long way but there really are just few things better than filling up our studio with a feast of his creations, love, and madness. He designs each dish around Luci, its influences around the world, tailored to every person in attendance. The day before he shows up with giant mystery boxes of whatever he has foraged in the woods: beds of moss, giant fungi and flora, bleached and beetled skulls and other odds and ends, along with many of the masks we've made together over the years from impregnated sawdust and mycelium - piece by piece he assembles the stage and centerpiece. No matter how long I've lived in NYC and how many restaurants one tries in the process, there just is nothing like what he does. A different kind of breaking bread.

Gmask.

THE DAM SHOW: THURSDAY 12PM ET Today is Day 1,000. Holy shit! Tomorrow we talk it out with some friends.

This is the 6th Mask I collected. A grail. The one that made the objective of a full spectrum possible. It's a luminate, the rarest category. It's also a seer, and a finalist. It was never listed, I had reached out to many luminate holders to see whether they were ready to part with their masks. Some were considering, some gave me a blank no. I had a great exchange with the owner, as it happens selling a mask can be a big thing for IRL activities but they didn't want to leave Sam's ecosystem so I added a Player in the balance to seal the deal. I understand that they were vouching for me to get the full spectrum and I will always be immensely grateful. You know who you are. Ladies and Gentlement, "Cope Encantado" Write-up by @musicalnetta in the comment

Amazing humans. Good to go mask off with each other and discuss the years ahead.

Council adjourned.

The Council

The Council