You may have heard, but we’re looking for smart, motivated, web-savvy, art-loving interns to join the JBP team immediately. We have openings both here at the gallery and at JBP HQ which is just up the road. Does this sound like you or someone you know? Read more about internships at JBP here and send resumes and cover letters to internship AT 20×200 DOT com.

Marine Wedding by Nina Berman

Jen Bekman Gallery is pleased to announce that represented artist and 2007 Hot Shot Nina Berman and 2005 Hot Shot Curtis Mann have been selected as 2010 Whitney Biennial artists.

Berman’s first solo show with Jen Bekman Gallery in 2007, Purple Hearts, the ground-breaking work that placed Berman in the Biennial, received international attention and acclaim. In a review for The New York Times, critic Holland Cotter proclaimed, “the images add up to a complex and desolating anti-war statement.” Purple Hearts received a tremendous response both locally and internationally. The gallery presented Berman’s second exhibition, Homeland, in October 2008.

Both Berman and Mann have released editions on Jen Bekman Projects’ online print program, 20×200.

The 2010 Whitney Biennial is being curated by Francesco Bonami, in collaboration with the Whitney’s Gary Carrion-Murayari, who will be associate curator. This will be the 75th in the series of Whitney Annual and Biennial exhibitions, inaugurated in 1932 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. The show—which is scaled back to exhibit just 55 artists at only one location in 2010—opens to the public on February 25th and runs through May 30th.

Tree Tops, from the series Somewhere in Israel by Curtis Mann

Album 01 by Paul Madonna

Don’t forget to come to the gallery tonight, November 20, 2009! Jen Bekman Gallery will proudly open Mixtape, a group exhibition featuring forty-five original works and limited-edition prints from 20×200, by thirty-six artists. In the spirit of what Geoffrey O’Brien declared the “most widely practiced American art form,” Mixtape brings the studio soundtrack to the gallery walls.

Participating artists include: Michelle Arcila, Ian Baguskas, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Christine Callahan, Christian Chaize, Jorge Colombo, William Crump, Jessica Eaton, Scott Eiden, Clare Grill, Chad Hagen, Nick Hardeman, Joseph O. Holmes, Jason Jagel, Roel Knappstein, Gregory Krum, Liz Kuball, Jeff Lewis, Yijun (Pixy) Liao, Scott Listfield, Paul Madonna, Sarah McKenzie, Mike Monteiro, Jane Mount, Tommy Perman, Gary Petersen, Colleen Plumb, Jason Polan, Tyson Anthony Roberts, Mike Sinclair, Jessica Snow, Trey Speegle, William Swanson, Amy Talluto, Ann Toebbe and Matthew Tischler!

See you soon! If you are out of town, please visit the Mixtape exhibition page here.

Mixtape
Opening Reception: Friday, November 20th, 2009, 6 to 8 p.m.
On View: November 21st – January 9th, 2010*
Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York, New York 10012

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday | Noon – 6 p.m.*

*The gallery will be closed for the holidays: Nov. 26 – 27 | Dec. 24 – 26 | Jan. 1, 2010

Untitled (Hanoi no.2) by Hot Shot Kelly Shimoda

We at JBP are an understanding group of art lovers, so we have extended the deadline for Hey, Hot Shot! to Tuesday, October 27th at 11:00 p.m. (EDT). THAT’S TODAY!!

The exposure Hey, Hot Shot! affords is unbeatable—editions of each selected Hot Shot’s work will be released on 20×200! Every applicant is considered for 20×200 editions. Check out work by former Hot Shots we’ve featured on 20×200 in the past.

Buona fortuna!

October seems like the perfect time for a visit to Memphis, especially when JBG artist Kate Bingaman-Burt and JBP team member Jane Mount will be there. Both talented and industrious ladies will be speaking at the 2009 AIGA Design Conference, Make/Think. The conference promises to “celebrate design excellence, reinforce friendships and connections and stimulate thinking about the critical issues that surround design practice”. No doubt that this will be achieved while attendees share and learn about new ideas in the creative community.

Learn more about the conference on the AIGA website.

Make/Think
2009 AIGA Design Conference
Memphis Cook Convention Center
October 8–11, 2009

Interested in attending?
Register here.

Image of Jen Bekman’s apartment by Youngna Park

Every week design*sponge invites our collective desire for voyeurism to come out and feast on images posted in their sneak peeks column. Sneak peeks lets us into the homes of talented folks, and just yesterday Ms. Jen Bekman had the spotlight turned in her direction. It should not shock you to know that Jen’s space is overflowing with art as colorful as a box of macarons from Ladurée. She is a lady who lives by her word: LIVE WITH ART, IT’S GOOD FOR YOU.

See more of Jen’s home photographed by JBG artist Youngna Park here.

Faering, 2007 by Michelle Arcila

Why don’t you join the New Museum as they lead two groups of tours around LES galleries! It is this Sunday, September 13 with a group leaving at noon and another at 3 p.m. Both groups meet in the New Museum Lobby and take off from there. Each tour is different so come to both!

The JB Gallery’s Associate Director, Jeffrey Teuton (me) will be around to talk about the current Hey, Hot Shot! 2009 First Edition Exhibition that is currently on view, as well as other Jen Bekman Projects, like the Hey, Hot Shot! competition itself and 20×200. The show looks great so I suggest you take advantage and get here before it comes down on September 19!

LES Gallery Tour Group One 12 PM @ The New Museum Lobby
DCKT Contemporary (I love the current show, LOVE), Jen Bekman Gallery, CANADA, James Fuentes LLC, Rental,Invisible-Exports, Lisa Cooley, Rachel Uffner, Number 35.

LES Gallery Tour Group Two 3 PM @ The New Museum Lobby
Sue Scott, Thierry Goldberg Projects (a great painting show is up), Eleven Rivington, KumuKumu, Nicelle Beauchene, LMAK Projects, Small A Project, On Stellar Rays, Sloan Fine Art, SUNDAY.

New Museum
235 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
212.219.1222
MAP

Be there or be boring and sleep all day.

American Heritage Encyclopedia by Hot Shot Parsley Steinweiss

Mark your calendars! Before you know it it will be Thursday, September 10th! On this day from 6-8pm be sure to swing by Jen Bekman Gallery to see our Hey, Hot Shot! 2009 First Edition Group Exhibition. You’ll see photographs from a brilliant bunch:

Michelle Arcila
Daniel Cheek
Mike Sinclair
Parsley Steinweiss
and Kurt Tong

See you there!

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York, New York 10012

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday | Noon – 6pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 10th, 6pm – 8pm
On View: September 10 through September 19, 2009

Jen Bekman personally took to the Hey, Hot Shot! blog yesterday to introduce the project’s new Associate Director, Alan Rapp. I won’t repeat too much of the eloquent Ms. Bekman’s introduction (you can read the full post), but here is a brief bit about Alan and the path that led him to Jen Bekman Projects:

Alan recently joined the JBP team as the Associate Director of Hey, Hot Shot!. As our intrepid panelist Nion McEvoy can attest, we’re awfully lucky to have him! Alan arrived here in NYC about a year ago, leaving behind SF and his plum role as Senior Editor of art, design & photography titles at Chronicle Books. Nion—Chronicle’s Chairman and CEO —was recently telling me how hard it’s been to fill Alan’s shoes, giving me the opportunity to proudly announce our good fortune. (There might’ve been a little bit of “Nyah! Nyah!” in there, not that I’m competitive or anything.)

It is a busy time for Alan to come aboard and we are pleased to have him.

The 2009 Second Edition of HHS! is currently open for submissions! The deadline for entries is Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 8pm (EDT).

And the gallery is in full swing for the upcoming opening of the Hey, Hot Shot! 2009 First Edition Group Exhibition.

HHS! 2009 First Edition Group Exhibition Opens September 9th

Artforum by Parsley Steinweiss

Hey, Hot Shot! 2009 First Edition Group Exhibition
Please join us at the gallery Wednesday, September 9, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. at a reception for the artists.

The exhibition will be on view from September 10 through September 19, 2009 and features photographs by 2009’s First Edition Hot Shots: Michelle Arcila, Daniel Cheek, Mike Sinclair, Parsley Steinweiss and Kurt Tong.

See you there!

Jen Bekman is interviewed in the June/July issue of HotShoe International. Jen talks to Bill Kouwenhoven about the gallery, 20×200, and Hey, Hot Shot! The article features the work of Christian Chaize, Allison Grippo, Joe Holmes, Holly Lynton, Youngna Park, and Colleen Plumb. You can read the full interview with a paid online subscription to HotShoe International.

Here is what Jen had to say about the witty bit that graces the door of this establishment, “Live With Art, It’s Good For You.” – “People think it is a tag line, but it is real. It really is what drives me. I want to help as many people as possible live with art.” You have and you do! Read more online.

Jen Bekman Gallery is pleased to announce the addition of photographers Hosang Park and Colleen Plumb to the gallery’s diverse inventory of represented artists. Selected from 2008’s ten talented Hot Shots, Park and Plumb will be slated for solo exhibitions, presented for book publishing projects and exhibited at art fairs in the coming year. The gallery and its artists have garnered attention from the New York Times, The New Yorker, Art in America, PDN, STEP Magazine, and The Village Voice.

We would like to recognize every one of the 2008 Hot Shots for their talent and dedication. All of the year’s Hot Shots participated in group exhibitions, Hey, Hot Shot! Volume IV, Edition I and Edition II, at Jen Bekman Gallery and many have print editions featured on 20×200. You can expect to see lots more from all of them soon!

Last but certainly not least, a huge thanks to our esteemed panelists for their commitment, insight and attention — their contribution to Hey, Hot Shot! keeps us on our toes and makes the often formidable reviewing process inspiring and fun. Much appreciation goes to to Jen Bekman, Christine Collins, Dana Faconti, Caterina Fake, Stephen Frailey, Raul Gutierrez, Darius Himes, Jenni Holder, Julia Leach, Nion McEvoy, Lesley A. Martin, Kent Rogowski and Stefan Ruiz.

2008 First Edition Hot Shots:

Juliane Eirich
Derek Henderson
Kate Orne
Colleen Plumb
Roc Herms Pont

2008 Second Edition Hot Shots:

Yijun Liao
John Mann
Hosang Park
Cara Phillips
Donald Weber

Please read on for Park’s + Plumb’s bios and statements:

Colleen Plumb

Field Museum Sue, Tiger Rug, Cabrini Green and Amish Horses by Colleen Plumb are available at 20×200

Bio:

Born and raised in Chicago, Colleen Plumb worked as a graphic designer for several years before switching gears to pursue a degree in photography. She holds an MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago (1999), where she is currently an adjunct faculty member. She makes photographs about connections — or the lack thereof — between humans and the natural world.

Plumb’s work is in several collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, IL and Fidelity Investments in Boston, MA. Her photographs are part of the Midwest Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Chicago Project at Catherine Edelman Gallery and are featured online in Photo-Eye’s Photographer’s Showcase. Plumb’s work has been widely published.

She has had solo shows at the Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO and the Historic Water Tower Gallery in Chicago.

Statement:

I began this project in 1997 looking at ‘fake nature’, wondering what substitutions for nature can satisfy in people. Looking deeper I began photographing real animals and how they can be a link for us to a world far from the reality and pace of contemporary life, as well as provide an intangible link to a deeper world of instinct and rawness. Growing up in Chicago gave me an urban childhood: running through gangways and exploring alleys with my friends. Something more and more kids today don’t experience. Early on, seeds for my interest in nature were planted through lots of outside play, camping trips, and odd pets. I am sure these beginnings influence and inspire my work. This series of photographs examines the essence of our connection, as well as our fragmentation from the natural. I am interested in the ever increasing disconnection that exists between humans and the natural world. The work explores simulation, consumption, destruction, and reconstruction as well as notions of endurance and the reality of loss.

Hosang Park

Howon-dong and Uman-dong by Hosang Park are available at 20×200

Bio:

Hosang Park is a Korean artist, born in 1977. Park received his BA in Photography from Sangmyung University in 2003 and received his MFA in Photography from the Graduate School of Art & Design at Sangmyung University in 2009. He has had work exhibited in the US, Australia, and throughout Korea. His photographs have been featured in BLDGBLOG and Landscape Architecture Magazine.

Statement:

The work in this series began in 2004 when I graduated from university and entered graduate school. It started when a bird’s eye view of a park near several construction sites downtown caught my attention. At that time, the work was limited to photographing the view seen from the roadside. Then I began to photograph aerial views of construction sites and the happenings around those areas; however, my eye began to shift towards spaces constructed as, and for the purpose of being, rest places or “parks”. I think it might be appropriate to call the parks show in the work “a square of smaller sense”. Ultimately, my work is informed by the ways in which the surrounding environment distorts these spaces.

In this series, I paid special attention to images seen from above. While working I focused not on relating the work to stories, but on showing how these kinds of spaces can be taken for granted. Generally, one does not see things from this point of view. When one observes these pictures, they will slowly begin to realize that there is something very unnatural about them; they are exotic and heterogeneous scenes different from that of a real park. I find that the parks seen here, in this way, reflect the characteristics of the Korean metropolis where I live while also revealing the distorted reality of a fabricated Korean-style space, and even the stark realities of democracy in a slightly comic way.

Hey, Hot Shot! at Jen Bekman Gallery

Hey, Hot Shot! is Jen Bekman Projects’ critically acclaimed international photography competition. A vital resource for photographers at all stages of their careers, Hey, Hot Shot! has brought the most deserving artists the support, recognition and exposure needed to launch their careers in New York City. Conversely, HHS! brings the most promising and dedicated photographers to Jen Bekman Gallery. With the recent addition of Park and Plumb to our inventory of represented artists, JBG proudly furthers our mission to present the most exciting and important new photography to collectors worldwide.

After gaining recognition as Hot Shots, Park and Plumb received a flurry of press, earned spots at NEXT Art Fair and PULSE NY and in gallery shows across the country. The response from critics, curators and collectors to their work has been enthusiastic. We are proud to add these talented artists to our roster and look forward to continued collaborations with them.

JBG artist Christine Callahan is part of a group exhibition at ICP on view until June 7th, 2009.  The exhibition features the work of eight students in the 2009 ICP-Bard MFA program, a rigorous exploration of all aspects of photography through an integrated curriculum of studio and professional practice, critical study, and master classes.  Nayland Blake, chair of  the MFA program writes:

For these eight students, the photograph is hammer, scalpel, confessional, playground. Their varied approaches to such time-honored subjects as childhood, social space, personal identity, and cultural history yield startling insights into the way we live today. They blend their images with video and installation, producing works both quietly intimate and deceptively offhand. It is not until well after our encounter with them that we realize the true depth of their concerns, and the seriousness with which they pursue them.

Jeffrey Teuton and Sara Distin will be representing Jen Bekman Projects as reviewers @ the New York Photo Festival. Jeffrey, the gallery’s Associate Director, will be looking for new talent to include in upcoming group shows or help with any questions you might have about the gallery process, and Sara Distin is always on the lookout for new talent to do editions @ 20×200. Grab your portfolio and SIGN UP!

NYPH09 Powerhouse Portfolio Review
Thursday, May 14 through Sunday, May 17, 2009.
PowerHouse Arena
For more information or to schedule a review, click here.

JBG is very excited to announce that gallery artists Kent Rogowski and Carrie Marill are part of the 5th Annual BAMart Silent Auction.  Even more exciting, Ms. Marrill’s piece ‘Optical’ is one of the auction’s featured items! This year’s auction features “over 150 local, emerging, and established artists and designers in many mediums, at great prices, and with all proceeds to benefit Brooklyn Academy of Music.” Bidding begins Wednesday, April 29 at 5PM. You can visit the auction’s website to track your bids but also view the live exhibition and bid in person, 7 days a week beginning April 29 at BAM. Check BAM.org for hours. Bidding ends Monday, May 11 at 8PM.

If you are at all confused about the bidding process, interdisciplinary creativity team Andrew Andrew made a special instructional video for the auction. Enjoy!

20×200 darling, Thrilla in Manila fighter, and JBG artist Jason Polan has collaborated with Australian based Third Drawer Down. The Museum of Art Souveniers as they are called, is offering a decal of Polan’s Curated Version of every drawing at MoMA as part of their decalcomania renaissance.

Their online store is also a great resource for towels, salt and pepper shakers, patches, and a whole range of other projects that can cause you to spend your whole paycheck and devote too much of the day to browsing (much like 20×200).

Check out original Jason Polan work and 20×200 pieces.

Dinosaurs at The American Museum of Natural History | Jason Polan
17” x 14” | Ink on Paper

The New York Photo Festival is fast approaching, beginning May 13th through May 17th, and the schedule of events was just released. Some exciting news is that there will be very special appearances from two of us here at Jen Bekman Projects. Throughout the Festival you will have an opportunity to attend a portfolio review with a whole slew of talented individuals but most importantly, with Sara Distin, Associate Director of Jen Bekman Projects| 20×200 and Hey, Hot Shot! as well as with me, Associate Director here at the Gallery.

The event will be hosted at powerHouse Arena in D.U.M.B.O and requires registration. In doing so, you will have your choice of five 20-minute review sessions. Choose your reviewers (the other three besides us of course) from the list that has just been posted on the website.

Sara will be reviewing on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th from 2 thru 5 PM. You can find me on Friday, May 15th and Sunday, May 17th from 10.30 AM thru 1.30 PM.

Once again, you need to register for this event and registration is now open for the festival, so head the website and sign up!

Untitled (from the Inheritence Series) by Christine Callahan

Jen Bekman Gallery artist Christine Callahan will be open her MFA thesis exhibition, 58 Empress Pines Drive (or how I escaped) this Saturday, March 21, 2009 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Location: 
ICP-Bard MFA studios  24-20 Jackson Ave. 3rd floor.  
Long Island City
Take the E or V train to 23rd/Ely Ave
or #7 train to 45th Road/Courthouse Square

Need a Map?
Click Here

Amish Horses
by Colleen Plumb

If you are free this very evening, come see about us!

Who: NYC Collectors & Team 20×200
What: Collectors Confab
When: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, from 6-9 p.m.
Where: White Rabbit @ 145 E. Houston (between Chrystie and Allen)
Why: We love you as much as we love art! Join us for a drink and meet other collectors in NYC.

Please RSVP by emailing rsvp@20×200.com or find us on Facebook.

*Cash bar
Drink Specials TBA

Dinner by Donald Weber 

Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) Showcase will open this very Friday evening, January 30th, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jen Bekman Gallery.

Edition ii Hot Shots:

John Mann

Donald Weber

Hosang Park

Cara Phillips

Yijun Liao

Please join us at the gallery tonight for a reception for the artists. Work will remain on view through Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street NYC

Gallery hours: Wednesday – Saturday, from noon to 6:00 p.m.

Image by HHS winner Yijun Liao

Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) has announced five winners:

Yijun Liao
John Mann
Cara Phillips
Park Ho Sang
Donald Weber

Each of photographer will be awarded a $500 honorarium and will exhibit work as part of the Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) Showcase.

Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) Showcase
Opening reception: Friday, January 30th, 2009,
6-8 pm at Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street, NYC.

Work will be on view until Saturday, February 14th, 2009