http://www.jenbekman.com/blog News + updates from Jen Bekman Gallery. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:56:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Assembled Picture Library in action at The Esopus Foundation, March 2010 Last month we told you all about the cool collaboration that Jason Polan and Robin Cameron are doing at the Esopus Foundation. For the last 30 days both artists have contributed materials and their time to be on ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/17/jason-polan-book-launch-of-assembled-picture-library-this-thursday/ Monday, March 15th marked our seven (!) year anniversary of being here at 6 Spring Street. So with lots of joy and lots more nostalgia, we wanted to take a tiny glimpse back at just a few of the gorgeous works that have graced the gallery walls over the the ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/17/happy-7th-anniversary-jbg/ Untitled, 2006 by Nina Berman TIME Magazine has named Jen Bekman Gallery artist Nina Berman, alongside Lesley Vance and Kate Gilmore, as one of three artists to watch at this year's 2010 Whitney Biennial. Twenty of Nina's photographs from her series Marine Wedding are on display at the Biennial. About the ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/15/nina-berman-in-time-magazine/ If you missed last Friday's opening of Hey, Hot Shot! 2009 Second Edition because you were suffering from Armory-Arts-Week-Overload, fear not, the show is still up through next Saturday, March 20th. All five Hot Shots joined us in person at the gallery for the opening, then we headed out for ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/12/reminder-hhs-2009-second-edition-on-view-till-next-saturday-320/ Untitled, from the series Lost Rivers in the Cause and Effect project by Alejandro Cartagena 2009 Second Edition Hot Shot Alejandro Cartagena has been awash in publicity lately, all of the sort that any practicing artist loves to get.  In February he won the Critical Mass 2009 book award, and his ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/10/a-star-on-the-rise-alejandro-cartagenas-suburbia-mexicana/ In celebration of the art fairs, the gallery will be open this Sunday, March 7th during regular hours of 12 - 6 p.m. So, if you're bouncing around town, perhaps using our handy Art Fairs map, then make sure to stop by the gallery to see the Hey, Hot Shot! ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/04/this-sunday-march-7th-gallery-open-les-guided-gallery-tours/ Illustration by Kate Bingaman-Burt for Newsweek Kate Bingaman-Burt, the ever-prolific cataloger of purchased everyday objects, ranging from lightbulbs to mouthwash to Dreyer's Butter Pecan ice cream , has a new illustration on how to eat gourmet for $50 a week featured in the current issue of Newsweek. Her everyday drawings' quippy ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/02/kate-bingaman-burt-gets-gourmet-for-newsweek/ Landscape Missing a Byte (2009) by Jessica Eaton We hope you'll join us at the gallery this Friday, March 5, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the opening reception for the Hey, Hot Shot! 2009 Second Edition Exhibition, featuring fifteen works by the five photographers newest to our Hot Shot ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/03/01/hey-hot-shot-second-edition-exhibition-opens-this-friday-35/ Smoke Signals, 2007 by Clare Grill Oh, the weather outside is frightful—slush!—but in here it's so delightful. Thanks in part to our trusty heater, but mostly because of the gorgeous paintings of Clare Grill, whose solo-exhibition What You're Told closes this Saturday. If the painting above doesn't warm you up, ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/25/last-chance-to-catch-what-youre-told-by-clare-grill-closing-this-saturday/ Celebrity photographer Todd Eberle, who was out shooting the 2010 Whitney Biennial last night for Vanity Fair Magazine, praised the work of Jen Bekman Gallery artist Nina Berman as the one the Biennial's highlights. He writes: There were some knockout moments, particularly from Nina Berman, whose brilliant and sensitive photojournalistic images ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/25/nina-berman-a-knockout-moment-at-2010-whitney-biennial/ The JBP tumblr—one of the many places you can find us online Perhaps you're an artist or gallery and want to know how to reach a wider audience using that buzz-y little thing called Twitter. Or, you want to know how to use mobile technology to get people clued in about ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/25/social-media-art-camp/ Looking for openings and closings on the go? There's an app for that. Pop open the NY Art Beat app on your iPhone and it will present you with a list of shows, sorted by walking distance from your current location. Shown above is the info page for What You're ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/23/tonights-openings-theres-an-app-for-that/ A photograph by Jen Bekman Gallery artist Nina Berman is featured in the Wall Street Journal today as part of an article titled "The Whitney Biennial Lightens Up". Kelly Crow writes, "The country's pre-eminent survey of new American art has a reputation for focusing on angry or anxious young things. ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/19/nina-berman-in-the-wall-street-journal/ Jason Polan, one our most endearing and prolific artists, is collaborating with Robin Cameron and the entire city of New York, in The Assembled Picture Library of New York City at the Esopus Foundation, tonight, February 16, 2010 through March 18, 2010. From the press release: The Esopus Foundation will host a ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/16/jason-polan-in-the-assembled-picture-library-of-nyc-the-esopus-foundation/ Google, 2009, by Michael Mandiberg If you caught the Summer Reading show at Jen Bekman Gallery last year, you will surely recognize the laser-cut and shrink-wrapped phonebooks above as the work of interdisciplinary artist, designer, and technologist Michael Mandiberg. Since Summer Reading, Michael has been working on lots of ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/12/new-projects-by-michael-mandiberg-collaborative-futures-and-bright-bikes/ [caption id="attachment_3967" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="TY With Gun "][/caption] Ty With Gun by Nina Berman from Marine Wedding Jen Bekman Gallery artist Nina Berman spoke with Mike Melia of PBS' Art Beat to discuss her work, particularly the series Marine Wedding, which will be exhibited at the upcoming 2010 Whitney Biennial. In ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/09/nina-berman-interview-on-pbs-art-beat/ Last week we wrote about our upcoming 20x200 print giveaway at Brooklyn Museum's Target First Saturday, and we wanted to send you a quick reminder to cancel all your other plans, because it's happening this Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.! All 200 8"x10" prints from Valerie Hegarty's gorgeous forthcoming ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/05/reminder-20x200-at-the-brooklyn-museum-this-saturday/ Laundromat, 1997 by Colleen Plumb Jen Bekman Gallery artists Ian Baguskas, Colleen Plumb and Sarah McKenzie have generously donated pieces to the Sixth Annual BAMart Silent Auction at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. From the website: With opening bids starting around $100, there is something for everyone! Works can be viewed and ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/03/jen-bekman-artists-at-the-sixth-annual-bamart-silent-auction/ The clock is ticking, but you've still got two and a half hours to get your hands on one of these amazing editions at 20x200 by painter Clare Grill, whose solo exhibition, What You're Told is currently hanging in the gallery. We've been sitting amidst Clare's work for the last ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/02/01/3-editions-by-clare-grill-for-20-off/ Happy Sunday! We have an exciting announcement: we're extending the 20% more ridiculous event until tomorrow, Monday at 2:00 p.m. EST! You still have plenty of time to browse and collect for 20% less — stock up today during your Sunday leisure, or squeeze in a mad dash during lunch ... http://www.jenbekman.com/blog/2010/01/31/20-more-ridiculous-sale-extended-through-monday-2pm/