The Ace Hotel in NYC just opened a great exhibition, Fifty and Fifty State Mottos Project, where 50 talented graphic artists and illustrators reimagine their home state mottos. The Fifty and Fifty State Mottos Project, curated by Dan Cassaro takes fifty designers, one per state, have illustrated their state motto, creating something steeped in history yet modern and unique — a kind of designer's atlas. Now, do you know the state capitals?

'Tis the season. No, we don't mean holiday cheer, we mean the Political Season, a time of undecideds, debates, and campaign trails. Juxtapoz is in a similar mood, and we brought legendary fine artist and political satirist Ron English to our November 2012 issue to have him curate our special examination of Politics & Art in 2012.

Los Angeles artist road-tripped out to Palm Springs to paint a mural for the Ace Hotel and sit poolside to soak up some rays.

As we have noted and posted about all weekend, this weekend the Juxtapoz team heading down to Palm Springs for our kick-off collaboration with Ace Hotel to have artists paint the Commune Wall at the PS property. First to start off was Los Angeles-based Sage Vaughn, who joined us in the desert for art, music, and pooling. If that is a word.

We are very excited to announce our collaboration with the Ace Hotel, 42 Below, and of course, LA-based artist Sage Vaughn, as we kick-off a mural program this weekend, August 17-19 in Palm Springs, California. If you want to come out to the desert, we have Sage painting, and a ton of music including Father John Misty, Cuates LC, Simon Curtis, A-Ron the Don, Keltronics, and Sam James Velde.

After our long weekend curating the art for Outside Lands Music and Art Festival in SF, we are really excited to be kicking off our next project in the California desert. We are very pleased to announce our collaboration with the Ace Hotel, kicking off a mural program this Friday—Saturday, August 17 and 18th, at the Ace in Palm Springs and a new mural painted by Los Angeles-based fine artist, and recent MOCA exhibiting artist, Sage Vaughn.

The Ace Hotel NYC approached THIS Los Angeles wanting to collaborate on some idea, one being to bring THIS' annual big ass group show east. So that is what they did, and tonight, August 12, at Ace Hotel NYC, THIS LA is presenting These Friends At the Ace with such artists as Geoff McFetridge, Mel Kadel, Chris Duncan, Curtis Kulig and others.

Photographer Chase Jarvis’ Dasein: an invitation to hang is an interactive, month-long installation and artist-in-residency at the Ace Hotel New York in celebration of the snapshot. Running now through June 24, the call for your participation is upon you here, so check out thousands of images submitted to Dasein by photographers from around the world and submit your own at invitationtohang.com.