Captured this on the streets of NYC during Dasein artist in residency last May. [BTW, I'll be showing a lot of new work in this manner over the coming weeks and months. Voicing your opinions on this or any image in the future is welcomed. Thanks.] Continue reading
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Jun
22
After months of detention in a Beijing prison the Chinese government today released famed Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei on bail. Ai, arguably China's most well known artist, was taken into custody in April amid a crackdown on dissidents and activists across China. This is breaking news for the art world but it's also great news to my ears personally. I've been moved by his work and intelligent dissent for quite some time, and became... read more ›
Jun
20
Whew. Just a quick note to update you on the Dasein: Invitation To Hang installation and project. In short, it's still going gangbusters. The definition of gangbusters is open for interpretation, but here's a few things I know: _The quality of the work you've sent in is amazing, inspirational, and exciting. It breeds optimism of what thousands of talented photographers can create together. _Hundreds of truly amazing images are still pouring in everyday from professional... read more ›
Jun
06
---- REMINDER: Saying you want to go in the comments isn't a ticket to the event - you must RSVP online at the link in the post. Thx! --- Calling all NYC/tri-state friends – It’s been a while since we got together in person, so let’s do it. We're more than halfway through the collaborative Dasein: Invitation to Hang gallery installation here in NYC (have you contributed yet?) and it's been such a dramatic success... read more ›
Jun
02
Looking at more than 1000 images a day is a real treat. And pulling out 100 to 200 each day for printing is even cooler. It's sort of like dipping my hand in a river at any one time, and being able to pull out a slice of life. Here's four of the 150 I pulled out today. Props to their respective creators, listed below. A broad spectrum - but that's what I love. Lemme... read more ›
May
27
Many of you have been asking to see more of what the gallery looks like for my artist in residency at the Ace Hotel New York... So here's a quick tour & an explanation of each feature in the installation. Included is a peek at the main gallery wall of 350 images, plus a quick run down of current 10 favorites. Thanks to you this project just continues to accelerate and grow. Keep... read more ›
May
25
Dasein: An invitation to hang could not be going better. Thanks to all of your participation, I get to spin through thousands of great images ever day. I'm having a blast, and I thought you might like to see what's got me fired up right now. My photo of the day for today is this priceless had-to-be-there moment from kinugrove. Other photos that have me jazzed? See what we've got hanging in the gallery at... read more ›
May
19
Since we're not tracking image by image whose work is hanging daily at the gallery in the Ace NYC (it's on a near constant rotation of prints - hundreds per day), we'll continue to publish vids like this and still images for you all to check out. REMINDER: this gallery wall changes every day, sometimes 2x per day, with 100-200 new images going up in every update. Stay tuned for yours. Still humbled... read more ›
May
12
Friends, co-consiprators, co-inspirators, and anyone else who's just dropping in for the first time. I am so very excited. Hopefully you tuned into today's chasejarvisLIVE broadcast where I announced my latest project called Dasein: An Invitation to Hang. In case you missed it, check out the above video and details below. In short, it's important to me that you know enough about the project that you'd be willing to participate...to display your work right beside... read more ›
May
11
If you've ever tuned into an episode of chasejarvisLIVE (or even if you've missed them all) tomorrow, Thursday, May 12 would be a great episode NOT to miss. I have a very special announcement I'd like to share with you LIVE from NYC. I'm personally as excited about this as any project I've ever launched. It involves a worldwide creative collaboration of artists and creatives, including YOU. Yes, literally you. Who: You, Me, & a... read more ›
