Observed arrival · 2026-10-25
I Beg 4 Bucks, One Face at a Time
Artist Alex Jay asks people for a dollar and a portrait, then plans to assemble contributors’ faces into a collective video.
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- Potential contributors and viewers of participatory art
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- The page reports 1,247 of a stated one million participants and estimates that card fees leave about 67 cents from a one-dollar payment, before taxes.
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The page reports 1,247 of a stated million participants and says the first video will appear at 100 faces, followed by weekly updates. It estimates that card fees leave about 67 cents from a one-dollar payment before taxes, identifies the money as going to Alex Jay, and describes each submitted face as a still in the sequence; the completed video and collage are promised as free downloads.
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◎NicheUnusually specific use
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