Five More Years @ Jen Bekman

Belated Happy New Year greetings! 2008 is off to a great start for Jen Bekman Gallery.

I’m most happy to announce that we’ve renewed our lease at 6 Spring St! We are looking forward to 5 more years in the ‘hood, which has become quite the art destination, thanks to the recent opening of The New Museum and the arrival of scads of excellent new galleries.

Read on for updates on Friday’s Ne Plus Ultra opening, a Sunday reception at Joe, media mentions and other upcoming events.

Ne Plus Ultra, the Hey, Hot Shot! Annual Opens Fri. 2.8 | 6pm-8pm

Image Credit: Untitled from the series Sub Rosa (2006) by Birthe Piontek

Ne Plus Ultra, the Hey, Hot Shot! Annual, opens @ Jen Bekman Gallery on Friday February 8th, 2008. The reception is from 6pm-8pm, and as always frosty beer beverages will be provided by Crumpler.

Please join me and all of this year’s Ultras at the reception:

Nina Berman
Karolina Karlic
Brad Moore
Birthe Piontek

The exhibition will remain on view through Saturday March 15th, 2008. (The gallery’s official 5 year anniversary!)

Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring St
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC NY 10012
ph: +1.212.219.0166

Joe’s NYC: jen@joe Presents Photographs by Joseph O. Holmes

Image Credit: Broadway (2007) by Joseph O. Holmes

Please join photographer Joe Holmes, Joe proprietor Jonathan Rubinstein and me on Sunday, February 10th, 2008 from 3-5 pm at a reception for Joe’s NYC, the latest installment of our ongoing series jen@joe:

Joe
9 E 13th St.
(between University Place and 5th Avenue)

The exhibition, Joe’s NYC, is comprised of 29 NY-centric prints and will remain on view through April 25th, 2008.

The prints are available in three very affordably priced sizes and will be available exclusively online at jenatjoe.com.

We’ll be hosting other jen@joe events throughout the exhibition. Sign up for the jen@joe newsletter to stay up to date on announcements.

Points of Interest: Online + Elsewhere

Image Credit: White Ice by Tema Stauffer. Read about it on the 20×200 blog.A portion of the proceeds from this edition will benefit The Art Shanty Projects.

As if two openings in one week weren’t enough, there are plenty of other things keeping me busy over the next few months.

20×200 continues apace with two new editions each and every week. Be sure to sign up for our mailing list to get advance notice on new editions.

I’m packing my long johns and heading off to Minneapolis for a few art-filled days (and nights.) I’ll be doing portfolio reviews (afternoon) and a presentation (evening) at the Minnesota Center for Photography on Monday, February 18th.

I’m also looking forward to attending The Art Shanty Projects and the opening of World’s Away at The Walker Art Center. Another show I won’t be missing is Ultra Karolina Karlic’s exhibition at Franklin Art Works.

In quick succession after that: Santa Fe, where I’m honored to be jurying Center’s Singular Image Prize for color photography, Austin, where I’m speaking on a panel at South By Southwest and Houston, where I’ll be reviewing portfolios at Fotofest.

Points of Interest: Online + In Print

Image Credit: Foam Magazine #13 / searching

If you love photography and find yourself in Amsterdam, be sure not to miss the Foam Fotografie Museum, an amazing vibrant venue for exhibitions of established and emerging photographers.

The most recent issue of Foam Magazine, their gorgeous quarterly magazine, includes Jen Bekman: Gallery Without Walls, a long format interview with me by writer Eric Miles, accompanied by portraits from the very excellent Stefan Ruiz.

We have lots of other great media in the pipeline. Some is still a secret, but be on the lookout for Jen Bekman Projects, especially 20×200, in a diverse array of publications including Wired, Redbook and The Artist Magazine.

Also on the horizon: big (exciting! awesome!) changes are in store for Hey, Hot Shot! in 2008.

Stay tuned, and stay up to date: bookmark our blogs, or subscribe to their RSS feeds:

Jen Bekman News Blog
The Hey, Hot Shot! Blog
The 20×200 Blog
Personism (my personal blog.)

Most of all, we’d love to see you 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

Turkey Amanita – Amy Ross

It’s been a little hectic lately, and new posts have been scarce. We are sorry. We’ll try better this month.

If you haven’t seen Amy Ross’ show Anima Mundi, this is your last chance! Thursday, June 7 will be the last day to see it and it’s definitely worth dropping by. We have gotten tons of positive feedback and am happy that people love the show.

In other news, we are installing a new jen@joe show at the Joe location on 13th between University Place and Fifth Avenue on Wednesday, June 6. (Which means you get fresh art with your morning coffee on Thursday the 7th!)

Another reminder, Hey, Hot Shot, Spring ‘07 Edition is opening on Wednesday, June 13, from 6-8pm. The show will be up from June 14–17, 2007 and quite a show it promises to be! Get on down, see the work and support the winners:

Clint Baclawski
Nina Berman
Michael Julius
Karolina Karlic
Mark Marchesi
Casey Orr
Justin James Reed
Pavel Romaniko
Kelly Shimoda
Daniel Traub

But things never stay quiet as A New American Portrait, a group photography show co-curated with Jörg Colberg of Conscientious, opens soon after on Friday, June 22, which means a wild week for the jb staff.

Despite all of the upcoming craziness, we still have a moment to chat with friends. Jenni Holder, former Director of Edwynn Houk Gallery and current Hot Shot Panelist, dropped by the gallery earlier this week to say hello while she was in town. Check out her flickr (her children are very cute) and a past interview she conducted with Jen at Fotolog.

Stay tuned for more news and updates.

Please join us at an opening reception in honor of the Fall edition Hot Shots:

jen bekman
6 Spring St (between Elizabeth + Bowery)
NYC 10012

Hey, Hot Shot! Fall 2006 Edition

Opening Reception
Wednesday December 13, 2006 | 6pm – 8pm
Tasty beverages provided by Crumpler, makers of excellent bags, in particular excellent photo bags.

Warm Your Toes Open House
Saturday December 16, 2006 | Noon – 3pm
Joe will be serving their divine coffee along with some delicious treats. It’s a perfect opportunity to check out the show, meet some artists and warm up from holiday shopping.

Other than that, the exhibition is on view Thursday – Sunday, December 14-17, 2006 from noon – 6pm.
Do drop in!

Learn more about this season’s Hot Shots: Check out the aweseome interviews that Alice has been conducting over on The Official Hey, Hot Shot! Blog.

More information than you can shake a stick at:

Hey, Hot Shot! web site
Images, Inventory Details + Prices (via a Flickr photoset)
jen bekman web site

Mosaic Image Credits:
1. By Your Side (Distance) by Chad Muthard, 2. Misha’s Living Room, Tambov, Russia by Sasha Rudensky, 3. Joey by Shen Wei, 4. third avenue, brooklyn by Joseph O. Holmes, 5. seventh avenue, brooklyn by Joseph O. Holmes, 6. Meribel, 2006 by Patrick Smith, 7. Cap Blanc-Nez, 2006 by Patrick Smith, 8. Untitled (Bethlehem) by Victoria Rich, 9. Untitled (from I’m in the Wrong Film) by Hans Gindlesberger, 10. The Drive (With Pete) by Chad Muthard, 11. Untitled by Mette Maersk, 12. Cake Stare by Joe Fornabaio, 13. Frieda by Juliana Beasley

For all of you out there who couldn’t make it last Sunday to the Jen@Joe reception, check out some pictures we put up on Flickr. (Thanks to Antony Van Couvering for playing photographer!)

Hello everyone! This is just a reminder to keep Sunday, April 30th from 2-4 pm free so you can join us for our Jen@Joe reception. Join fellow friends of jen bekman and Joe, The Art of Coffee for socializing and refreshments at the Joe location on 13th between University Place and Fifth Avenue.

Hope to see you there!

My apologies to all you dedicated readers of the jen bekman news blog – my student duties got the best of me this week. However, there is good news! The end is in sight and I am ready and willing to keep you updated with lots of posts!

First thing, you may or may not be aware of the new
Hey, Hot Shot! blog which is being edited by my lovely co-intern Anna Wolfgang. Anna will be keeping fans of the competition informed about its going-ons, especially now that the deadline is quickly approaching! Make sure you check it often! Also check out Anna’s post about Hey, Hot Shot! being featured as one of the 7 best photo competitions to enter today as rated by Photojojo.

The other bit of info I wanted to tell you about is the party we are throwing to celebrate Jen@Joe. On April 30th @ Joe on 13th St from 2-4pm, jen bekman and Joe, The Art of Coffee will be having a reception to celebrate our joint venture so please come join us! Save the Date! To read more about Jen@Joe check out my first blog post.

More blogging soon!

I can’t believe Jen@Joe has been up for almost a month! Wow, it really seems like yesterday I was standing at Kinkos laminating the Jen@Joe informational materials. . . So for those of you curious as to how things are going so far, here is a little update for you!

Everyone at jen bekman is extremely excited with the progress at Jen@Joe. We love how everything looks, we love that Joe patrons keep taking postcards, and we especially love getting inquiries about Hey, Hot Shot! and the various photographs currently on view.

But how do the lovely people at Joe feel about it? Well I decided to contact Jonathan Rubinstein, the owner of Joe, to find out and here is what he had to say:

“The responses have been amazing – it seems like every other customer takes a postcard or asks a question. I think its going so well! It has made our place so much more interesting and definitely spread the word about both jen bekman and these specific artists. All in all, it seems to be a win-win. “

As if that weren’t good enough, Joe was recently voted “Best Coffeeshop in Town” by TimeOutNY! Congratulations Jonathan!
Jen@Joe can be found at Joe, The Art of Coffee located on 13th St. between, 5th Avenue and University Place. For more information regarding the photographs on view at Jen@Joe email sales@jenbekman.com

This is not a perfect representation of the logo since it’s a screengrab from a .pdf. (The posting of which is surely going to make its designer Frank Mikus a little crazy.) I think the new logo for jen@joe is so delicious, I couldn’t wait to get the proper file from him.

I’m super excited about the whole project overall – more wall space to hang gorgeous photos is always something I’m happy about, but also: I adore Joe, its friendly staff and its fabulous owner, Jonathan Rubinstein, who impresses me with his entrepreneurialism, his enthusiasm and his curiosity. I’m loving the jen@joe opportunity for a million reasons!

Intern Christine is loving it too, as she posted about over the weekend. Read her blogging debut Improving the Mood of NYC (One Cup O’ Joe at a Time).