Welcome back from the weekend, everyone. Kate’s opening was a great success and for those of you who could not make it, we missed you. The show runs until October 27 and the gallery is open from Wednesdays – Saturdays, noon to 6pm and you can come see us anytime during those times to get your dose of Obsessive Consumption. You can see photos of Kate in action as she installs and of the wondrous opening on her Flickr stream. Also, be sure to stay tuned to Kate’s blog: What Did You Buy Today? if you do not already do so, as there are sure to be juicy updates and treats in the next while as she gets back into action.

Also in other news, Jen will be talking about her work at the gallery, Hey, Hot Shot! and her latest project, 20×200 at an event this Wednesday at 6:30pm at the Apple Store in Soho, sponsored by Gothamist and nyc.photobloggers.org. Among the other participants, Jen will be joined by Hey, Hot Shot! ne plus ultra, Joe Holmes and Eliot Shepard, who had a solo show with Jen back in Spring 2005.

Admission is free, and seats are limited on a first come, first serve basis. It should be a great evening with a lot of great discussion and an informative chat, no doubt. Hope to see you there!

You can find the full invite, here or find more information from the official press release, along with info on location and details below:

September 26, 2007 @ 6:30 PM
at the SoHo Apple Store
103 Prince Street @ Greene (map)
After Party Merc Bar

NYCPB’s Featured Photobloggers
Eliot Shepard Eliot Shepard
Jay Parkinson Dark Shapes Prowl
Joe Holmes Joe’s NYC
Matt Weber Urban Photos
Red deLeon 990000

And a special presentation by Jen Bekman of 20×200, Hey Hot Shot, and the Jen Bekman Gallery

Sponsors
Gothamist and nyc.photobloggers.org
Hosted by Jake Dobkin.

As regular blog readers know, Nina Berman’s recent exhibition Purple Hearts, got an amazing review in The New York Times, which was followed by two additional listings in subsequent weeks and an overwhelmingly fantastic array of international press.

20×200 has been getting some attention as well. You can check out our media mentions to date on the 20×200 blog. Also look for us in the current issue of Dwell and the upcoming issue of Ready Made.

In her free time, Jen’s been pursuing her own journalistic endeavors. Look for her interview with photographer Alec Soth in the Fall issue of photo-eye Booklist.

To stay up to date on all the various Jen Bekman Projects, bookmark our blogs, or subscribe to their RSS feeds:

Jen Bekman News Blog

The Hey, Hot Shot! Blog

The 20×200 Blog

Personism (Jen’s personal blog.)

Enough with the virtual, let’s get real – the best way to have the Jen Bekman experience is live and in person. Come visit us at the gallery:

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC 10012
+1.212.219.1066

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday | Noon – 6pm

The inimitable and indefatigable Kate Bingaman-Burt, a 2006 Ultra, makes her New York City solo debut at Jen Bekman later this month.

Kate’s taking over the space with her paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations – join us at her opening on Friday, September 21st.

Can’t wait till then? Kate’s I Bought All of These is one of the inaugural editions over on 20×200.

Also, Ms. Kate is a media darling. You can currently see her work or writings about her work in the New York Times, Print Magazine, Adorn Magazine, Hand Job! A Catalog of Type, Lodown 55, The Artist’s Guide to Making Money, The Crafter Culture Handbook, How Magazine and Becoming a Digital Designer.

Netdiver included Obsessive Consumption on their Best of the Year / 2006 list as well and Coudal Partners has featured Kate on a number of occasions.

20×200 is a new Jen Bekman Project. We offer original limited edition artworks at ridiculously affordable prices – prints and photographs for as little as $20 each.

We’ve stocked up on the equivalent of 3 weeks worth of editions to give people an idea of the range of work we’ll be showing. You’ll see work from familiar gallery artists like Amy Ross, Tema Stauffer and our favorite obsessive consumer, Kate Bingaman-Burt. There will be lots of new artists to check out too – for our preview we’re offering a great print from painter Jennifer Sanchez. (And as it will always be, the original painting is available too!)

We might still have some kinks and/or hiccups along the way, so please bear with us in these early days. If something doesn’t seem to work quite right, or is confusing, or if you see a typo: do drop a note to hello AT 20×200 DOT com and let us know about it.

Many, many, many thanks to Raul Gutierrez, David Yee, Alison Grippo, Jeff Kirsch and the fine folks at Little Jacket. I have never worked with such an amazing, talented crew of people. Read more about the 20×200 team on the About Us page.

Hey, Hot Shot! Summer 2007 Edition

Please join us at an opening reception in honor of the Summer ‘07 edition Hot Shots:

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC 10012

Opening Reception
Wednesday September 12, 2007 | 6pm – 8pm

Tasty beverages provided by Crumpler, makers of excellent bags, in particular excellent photo bags.

Exhibition is on view:
Thursday through Sunday, September 13 – 17, 2007
Gallery hours:
Noon – 6pm.

Learn more about this season’s Hot Shots on the Official Hey, Hot Shot! Blog:
Dan Boardman
Afshin Dehkordi
Rachael Dunville
Jonathan Gitelson
Shuli Hallak
Beth Herzhaft
Gregory Krum
Kalpesh Lathigra
Ari Salomon
Willamain Somma

Check out a Selections from the Winners.(via a Flickr photoset)
Visit the Hey, Hot Shot! web site.

Mosaic Image Credits