Big thanks to Hedi Slimane for including James amongst a group of NYC luminaries in a recent story done for V Magazine. See the original piece in V Mag here, and read a bit about it in the NY Times here.
Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Photography. Show all posts
9/19/16
Melt Yourself Down: Images from a new video shoot for first single from new album
Here's a couple of images from a recent video shoot for a NEW James Chance album! James is rocking a jacket actually owned & worn by Liberace.
6/26/16
Vienna, May 17, 2016
Thanks to Steff Galvan in Vienna for the great pix he sent to us recently. They were shot for webzine, Pavlov's Dogs, when James was there back on May 17 with Les Contortions.
4/22/16
Teenage Jesus & the Jerks photo rarities by David Baumbach, NYC, 1976
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| Teenage Jesus & the Jerks, 1976, by David Baumbach. From left: Lydia Lunch, Bradley Field, Rek, James Chance. |
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| From the same session - James Chance, 1976, by David Baumbach. |
4/12/16
Previously unpublished Contortions photos unearthed!
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| James Chance by Gross & Daley |
Thanks to Gross & Daley for submitting these previously unpublished shots of the Contortions in rehearsal in the late 70's, as well as the priceless shot of James wearing big ears. Visit their website at http://grossanddaleyportraits.blogspot.com.
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| The Contortions by Gross & Daley |
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| The Contortions by Gross & Daley |
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| The Contortions by Gross & Daley |
1/11/16
BLACK & WHITE - Portraits of James Chance by Anya Phillips available now
James Chance's photo book is out now! Taken by Anya Phillips, James's former manager and girlfriend, the photo book features portraits of James from the late 70's until her death in 1981. The book is published by Vacant, a gallery in Tokyo at a limited edition of 500 worldwide.
For more information please click here.
10/6/15
Brooklyn Vegan pix from Trans Pecos 9.20.15
Here are some terrific shots of James and company in action (by P Squared) recently at Trans Pecos.
For more visit Brooklyn Vegan.
3/25/15
Cafe OTO, London, March 10, 2015 by Dawid Laskowski
Shot by Dawid Laskowski in London, 3.10.15, at Cafe OTO.
For more visit his Flickr page, and PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
if you use any of these.
10/12/14
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10/22/13
Early Contortions photos unearthed by James Nares
Here are several recently discovered & rarely seen shots of the original Contortions. They were sent to James Chance from James Nares, an original member of the band. Here is what James Chance had to say about them:
Here are the photos James Nares sent me. Besides being an artist & filmmaker, James Nares
was the guitarist in the very first edition of the Contortions circa
late 1977 to early '78.
The photo above was taken in late Jan or early Feb '78. By that time, our original bassist, Reck, had been forced to return home to Tokyo when his visa expired, and been replaced on bass by George Scott, who played with a group called the Jack Ruby Band and was introduced to me by Lydia Lunch. The lineup on the top photo from Max's, left to right, is myself, George Scott, Adele Bertei, James Nares, Pat Place & Chiko. This lineup did 1 Max's date and a weekend at CBGB opening for the Cramps before Chiko also had to go back to Japan and James Nares also decided to leave.
The picture taken in the garage (below) was, I believe, our first photo session - one of the other shots from it was used on the flyer for the first ever Contortions gig at Max's Kansas City in early Dec 1977. The personnel in the garage shot is, left to right, Adele Bertei, James Nares, myself, Pat Place, & Reck, our Japanese bassist. There was also a Japanese drummer, Chiko, who was also the original bassist in Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. The other 3 shots (above) were taken in the dressing room at Max's, and it's very likely also at that first gig. Unfortunately, James doesn't seem to know who took these photos.
The photo above was taken in late Jan or early Feb '78. By that time, our original bassist, Reck, had been forced to return home to Tokyo when his visa expired, and been replaced on bass by George Scott, who played with a group called the Jack Ruby Band and was introduced to me by Lydia Lunch. The lineup on the top photo from Max's, left to right, is myself, George Scott, Adele Bertei, James Nares, Pat Place & Chiko. This lineup did 1 Max's date and a weekend at CBGB opening for the Cramps before Chiko also had to go back to Japan and James Nares also decided to leave.
The picture taken in the garage (below) was, I believe, our first photo session - one of the other shots from it was used on the flyer for the first ever Contortions gig at Max's Kansas City in early Dec 1977. The personnel in the garage shot is, left to right, Adele Bertei, James Nares, myself, Pat Place, & Reck, our Japanese bassist. There was also a Japanese drummer, Chiko, who was also the original bassist in Teenage Jesus & the Jerks. The other 3 shots (above) were taken in the dressing room at Max's, and it's very likely also at that first gig. Unfortunately, James doesn't seem to know who took these photos.
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| Contort Yourself: (from left) Adele Bertei, James Nares, James Chance, Pat Place, and Reck |
9/6/13
James Chance related items of interest
Its been a little while since we've posted anything, so here's a little something to tide you over - two items relating to James & No Wave that may interest you:
- First up, our friends Pat & Emily from Nightclubbing have a new column up this week at Bedford & Bowery featuring footage of DNA shot at the Mudd Club in 1979. See that here.
- Secondly, Marc Miller over at 98 Bowery just launched an online exhibition of No Wave film related photos & ephemera. See it here. This includes the above poster, plus a photo of Anya Phillips (from Amos Poe's The Foreigner) we've never seen before, and other items of interest.
8/3/13
James Chance at Ubu in Rennes, France, Feb 2013, by Stem
Thanks to French photographer, Stem, who just sent these fantastic images of James in action at Ubu in Rennes, France, back in February. See the complete set after the jump.
Be sure to visit Stem's website here.
6/28/13
X Magazine 1978 benefit footage with the Contortions, Boris Policeband & DNA! Party Picks exhibit at Salon 94 Bowery!
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| James Chance by Jimmy Desana |
This is extremely exciting. Very rarely seen footage from the 1978 benefit concert for X Magazine has surfaced featuring The Contortions, Boris Policeband, and DNA. Astounding! Thanks to Frieda's Whip for the tip. The film/video was made by Coleen Fitzgibbon and Alan Moore, and finished in 2009.
The film is part of an exhibition called Party Picks at the Bowery branch of the Salon 94 Gallery, and features the work of artist & photographer, Jimmy Desana. It runs June 21, 2013–August 09, 2013. For more information click here.
6/24/13
Previously unseen photos of James White & The Blacks, Vancouver, May 1982
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| by Jeff Ellis |
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| by Jeff Ellis |
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| by Jeff Ellis |
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| by Jeff Ellis |
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| by Jeff Ellis |
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| by Jeff Ellis |
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| by Jeff Ellis |
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| by Jeff Ellis |
5/20/13
James in action at Virada Cultural 2013, Sao Paolo
Here are a few amazing shots of James in action on the big, and we mean big, stage at Virada Cultural 2013 in Sao Paolo, Brazil, this past weekend. Wow!
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