Jacob Magraw
Untitled, 2007
Gouache on Paper

San Francisco collectors, this is for you: 20x200 artist Jacob Magraw has work in a group show, First Things First, which will open this Thursday at 111 Minna Gallery.

The gallery will host an opening reception on January 8, 2009 and the exhibition will run through January 31, 2009.

111 Minna Gallery
111 Minna Street
San Francisco

Jacob's 20x200 edition prints:
Drawing
AA, 2007
Jacob's site

It's officially the last day of the new year, even though I'm still awake the night before. (That totally makes sense, think about it for a second.) I'm getting a jump on the day since I have a very busy morning tomorrow. Isn't that completely absurd? It's a good thing that I love what I do, so I really don't mind doing it all the time.

Bus by photographer Juliane Eirich got me on the hunt for snowy poetry, which there happens to be an abundance of. I rejected Billy Collins — too twee for me! I know people adore him but, as Cicero said, Suum cuique pulchrum est. All the poems about death and dying were ruled right out because why end the year on a bummer note, you know? (Sadly this ruled out all the poems by women that I'd come across.) Frost's Dust of Snow was a real contender for a minute, but lost out in an elimination round against his uber-classic Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.

Path by Pierre Reverdy and Mark Strand's Lines for Winter are fabulous, but neither were enough to unseat Frost. Ultimately, however — in spite of a vigorous campaign by Sara Distin, who memorized the poem as a wee lass — Woods eventually lost out to... The Snow Man by the venerable Wallace Stevens. (I'm a modernist at heart, you see.)

The Snow Man

One must have a mind of winter
To regard the frost and the boughs
Of the pine-trees crusted with snow;

And have been cold a long time
To behold the junipers shagged with ice,
The spruces rough in the distant glitter

Of the January sun; and not to think
Of any misery in the sound of the wind,
In the sound of a few leaves,

Which is the sound of the land
Full of the same wind
That is blowing in the same bare place

For the listener, who listens in the snow,
and, nothing himself, beholds
Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.

- Wallace Stevens (1921)

Now, having provided you with plenty of poetry to ponder, I wish you all the happiest of New Years and bid you farewell till 2009!

Second to last day of the year greetings, my collector friends. I trust you are all fat and happy and have been enjoying your holidays. Or perhaps you're just relieved to be back at your desk, away from malls and families and forced cheer? Regardless, I'm happy to see you! You look fabulous and seem poised for a fantastic 2009. We too are poised, or at least preparing to take our poses, but we're not springing into the next calendar year before sharing some more art with you in the '08.

Today's colorful edition, Saint-Pierre, comes to us from local abstractionist Ian Carpenter. His Chamonix, which we released back in April amid a stream of consciousness, was much beloved by our collectors. Saint-Pierre has a lot in common with its predecessor, and its higher amplitude seems fitting for the season.

Also fitting for the season: X Marks the Art at Jen Bekman Gallery, which opened last weekend. The show is comprised exclusively of works that have been featured right here on 20x200, and damn! It looks super.

The gallery's Associate Director, Jeffrey Teuton, has put together a very cool mix which includes original works from artists like Jennifer Sanchez and William Crump, along with 20x200 prints like Chateau Pool by Gregory Krum, printed at its largest (and oh so glorious!) dimensions, and Scott Eiden's Opp, Alabama, which is a traditional old-school darkroom c-print, meaning it's a pleasure to behold in person AND an absurdly amazing bargain.* Also on view: original puzzle collages from Kent Rogowski and Ky Anderson's Fingerprint painting, which is begging me to take it home. Since I'm running out of wall space, I might restrain myself and let some other savvy collector get a hold of it.

It's really a great show, which I can say unreservedly — I had nothing to do with putting it together, just ask Jeffrey! And speaking of Herr Teuton, he's over at the gallery today till 6pm. We don't usually have hours Tuesdays, but he's there working on our upcoming Hey, Hot Shot! showcase and has thrown the doors open for visitors. Go say hi, ok?

As for me, it's bye for now, but just till tomorrow when I'll be back with a cool photograph from a piping hot Hot Shot. Look for me then!

*A 20"x24" c-print for $200? Inconceivable! What's even more inconceivable is the fact that any of those prints are left. Same goes for his more recent Hank Williams' Bed print — get with the program people!

20x200 graphic artist Dustin Amery Hostetler (UPSO) is also a curator and publisher of the art magazine Faesthetic.

Issue #10, "Scams & Deceit", is available now.

Dustin's 20x200 edition print:
Color Study #4
Dustin's website

Untitled (Max)
by Dorthe Alstrup
2008 1st place Color, Singular Image

Hello and Happiest Monday Greetings! Today I bring news of three opportunities for those of you who are collectors and photographers::

REVIEW SANTA FE
Event date: June 4-6, 2009
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: JANUARY 23, 2009
CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Review Santa Fe is a juried portfolio review event scheduled for June 4-6, 2009. It is a two-day conference for photographers who have created a significant project or series and are seeking wider recognition. Up to 100 photographers meet with esteemed curators, editors, art directors, publishers, gallery and agency reps, and alternative market professionals.

PROJECT COMPETITION
DEADLINE: JANUARY 23, 2009
CLICK HERE TO APPLY

The 14th annual Project Competition honors committed photographers working on long-term documentary projects and fine-art series. Three jurors reach a consensus on the First Prize and three finalists. Each individual juror also selects a project to receive one of the three Juror's Choice awards.

Jurors: Alice Gabriner, Time Magazine; Karen Irvine, Museum of Contemporary Photography; and Maarten Schilt, Mets & Schilt publishers

SINGULAR IMAGE (3 CATEGORIES)
DEADLINE: JANUARY 23, 2009
CLICK HERE TO APPLY.

The Singular Image recognizes outstanding individual photographs. We have updated and expanded this competition to include three categories with more opportunities to get your work seen.

NEW CATEGORIES AND JURORS
Categories are no longer seperated by technique (i.e. Black & White and Color); all photo-based techniques, medium, and subject matter are accepted into each of the categories.
• The Curator’s Choice award
Juror: Corey Keller, Assoc. Curator of Photography, SFMoMA
• The Editor’s Choice award
Juror: Simon Barnett, Director of Photography, Newsweek
• The Publisher’s Choice award
Juror: Michael Mack, Publisher, SteidlMack

The deadlines for all three of these opportunities is less than a month away, so hop to it!
Good Luck!

Jason Polan and Every Person in New York from Abby Urban on Vimeo.

Words of wisdom from Mr. Polan are revealed in this snappy little video about his neverending project Every Person in New York by Abby Urban.

Jason Polan's 20x200 editions:
Insects and Myriapods at The American Museum of Natural History
Sea Creatures at The American Museum of Natural History
Dinosaurs at The American Museum of Natural History
132 Birds at The American Museum of Natural History
Every Person in New York
Hand Project

Jason Polan's sites:
Jason Polan
The Drawing Project
Every Person in New York
The 53rd Street Biological Society

Close Call
by Coke Wisdom O'Neal
Buy one

20x200 photographer, Coke Wisdom O'Neal, is making new work for his ongoing project which involves a 18-foot by 25-foot wooden specimen box. Yes, you read that correctly. To make things more clear, here is an image of past subjects:

Untitled (25) 2005

Coke was recently on location in San Isidro, Texas at the request of Mixed Greens gallery owner, Paige West. High School students, farm hands and other bold souls all stepped in front of Coke's lens to be boxed and indexed. There is talk of a show of the work at Mixed Greens. I'll keep you posted...

The Brownsville Herald ran an article on Coke's arrival in town. Read all about it here.

Monday greetings, collectors! NYC already has that "it's a holiday" feeling; fewer people are on the streets, and the hardy souls who are braving the chill — invariably standing stock still in the middle of the sidewalk, right in my way — are turning their heads this way and that, examining some guidebook or map. Every single conversation I overheard yesterday had something to do with this attraction or that museum and did I mention that everyone was in my way? Because they were, and I was trying to shop! For gifts! Which was making me a little grouchy because I couldn't find just the right thing for anyone, and getting gifts right is important to me.

I went home empty-handed and updated my Facebook status thusly: "Jen has no talent when it comes to Christmas shopping." A friend immediately IM'd me and said: "a) I don't believe it! and b) Why don't you just give everyone 20x200 gift certificates!? I bought practically everyone on my list 20x200 prints for the holidays." For the record, I am NOT making this up — the conversation really happened, and yes, as I was having it I did realize that today's newsletter was materializing right before my very eyes and a) How awesome is my friend? and b) How excellent is her taste?*

I hope to dispense with my most major apprehension about gifting our certificates, here in front of you thousands of people, via this disclosure: I pay retail for 20x200 art, just like everyone else! As I've been known to say on multiple occasions, our prints are ridiculously affordable to begin with and I have zero interest in diminishing the proceeds, which we split with our artists. Aside from that — newsflash! — I am 100% completely all-in with this art for everyone idea, and every sale we make helps us do more.

Everyone's freaking out about the economy (for good reason!) which has made this gift-giving season particularly challenging. Part of what made yesterday's shopping excursion so impossible is that, in all honesty, I can't think of a better gift to give than what we've got to offer. As you collectors well know, 20x200 prints are affordable but they certainly aren't cheap. Where else can you spend so little money on something that's so special? Our prints are an amazing value and they're limited editions. You're not just getting something great, you're getting something scarce and — in defiance of all laws of economics and reason — you're paying less for it than you would anywhere else.

With regards to this economy stuff, it sure doesn't help that our captains of industry are seemingly incorrigible. They're laying off people left and right, but bonuses and private jets remain offensively intact. I'm offended at least, which means that I am thinking a lot about not only how much I spend, but to whom my money is going.

In case you haven't noticed, 20x200 is so totally not The Man. We're a bunch of obsessive idealists who really believe that art makes the world better, and are absolutely certain that others will agree if only we can get some great art into their hands.

So, yea, if I know you and I love you and you're on my list, be on the lookout for a small flat envelope that has the potential to totally rock your world. And if you're a fellow frustrated shopper, the perfect solution is right here.

*Answers: a) Really freaking awesome. b) Beyond excellent — it's impeccable!

In addition to being your humble bloggerina, I am also a preschool art teacher. I mention this now because the above video that Luke Stephenson has made for Bare Teeth reminds me of the beauty that comes when simple materials are transformed into magical things. Paint and paper combine to represent a new world where cardboard and pipe cleaners are suddenly a functioning part of a Good Luck Factory!

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Luke, and when I asked what he was working on, he had this to say:

A music video, it's going to be an animation of a factory in a forest, and it should be interesting to make. I have made one or two little films before, and they are good fun. I don't really know what I'm doing or how its really going to work but I think that is what makes it fun.

Fun to make and fun to watch!
The video reminds me of something Stéphane and Stéphanie might have made in The Science of Sleep. And the music? Well, the music is delightful--makes me envision elves playing on a sunny snowy mountaintop.

If only Luke didn't live an ocean away I'd be begging him to come and spend the day making videos with my 4 year olds.

Enjoy Luke's other videos here

Luke's 20x200 edition prints:
Yellow Canary #1
White and Grey Canary #1
Luke's site

Koolman
by Kevin Cyr
Buy one now

'Tis the season to take advantage of excellent art buying options that Jen Bekman is offering! The gallery will open X Marks the Art, this Saturday, December 20th. X Marks the Art, promises to be a unique opportunity for our darling collectors to see original works and framed, limited edition prints by 20x200 artists:
Ky Anderson
Kotama Bouabane
William Crump
Kevin Cyr
Beth Dow
Scott Eiden
Don Hamerman
Gregory Krum
William Lamson
Carrie Marill
Christina Muraczewski
Kent Rogowski
Jennifer Sanchez
Aili Schmeltz
Kelly Shimoda
Luke Stephenson
Todd St. John
and
Bert Teunissen

Now is the time to see 20x200 edition prints and original works up close and personal. Even if the weather outside is frightful, there are plenty of places to grab a warming cup of hot cocoa on the way to the gallery.

I'll see you there!
6-8pm
X Marks the Art will be on view Saturday, December 20 through January 24, 2009
Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street
New York

Thursday greetings, collectors, and welcome to our sixth and final AAA Holiday Editions release! It's also the last day of our free shipping on $50 prints promotion, so if you've been eyeing any of those 11"x 14" prints, be sure to snap a couple up before midnight tonight and enter code free2xship50 at checkout for FREE SHIPPING. You may well want to use said code when purchasing Spades and Diamonds from the rad design duo Superdeluxe.

In addition to being an art and photography fiend, I'm also an avowed design nerd. As the founding editor of Unbeige, I had bully pulpit from which I was able to go on about architecture, design and typography. Being on the spot to talk about those things day after day broadened my horizons considerably: I discovered new talent, found my voice and learned lots. 20x200 takes it a step further, giving me the chance collaborate with the creative people I admire. Even better? When people I admire, like say, the typography geniuses of Hoefler & Frere-Jones admire those collaborations!

Doing a second edition with these talented women gives me warm fuzzies; their first two releases, Bonaparte 9 and Ziggurat 5, were created in honor of 20x200's one year anniversary which gives them all sorts of wonderful associations. Their visual appeal aside, those editions remind me of what a fabulous anniversary it was. Karin and Adrienne joined team 20x200 for a really spectacular celebration that evening, presenting a rare opportunity for me to actually hang out with the artists on the day their edition was released. I was so honored that they'd done the editions, and they were thrilled by all the buzz and attention the prints got (no surprise there!) It was a total love-fest.

As evidenced by the arrival of Diamonds and Spades, the love fest lives on! And it has a future too — our house of cards won't be complete till they're joined by the other two suits, whose arrival you can count on in the new year.

A couple of notes about these new prints before I take my leave: The 18"x14" sizes ($200) include a letterpress a layer. Since those pieces are done by hand, they take more time, which means that they'll arrive to collectors after Christmas Day. Hand-screened 40"x30" prints (edition of 2) are also available for $2000 each - drop a note to collector@20x200.com to learn more about those.

All right my friends, that's it for me, for now. Like I said, today's are the last new editions before Christmas, but you haven't heard the last of me — I'll be back next Tuesday with a year-end recap. Look for me then!

Attenzione, California collectors! 20x200 artists (and married couple) Jacob Magraw and Rachell Sumpter are participating in Giant Robot LA's 3rd annual Post-It Show.

Giant Robot magazine and stores is proud to present Post-It Show 3 at GR2 in Los Angeles. Curated by artists Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson and Giant Robot, the exhibition is slated to feature nearly 2,000 works by over 95 noted contributors each starting at only $20. These pieces will be on standard-sized 3" x 3" Post-It notes. (Larger sizes of 4" x 4" and 6" x 6" will also be available.) GR2 will offer them on a cash and carry basis, so they'll make great holiday gifts.

Can't make it to LA? Watch the video here.

Post-It Show 3 at GR2
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Incidentally, Rachell and Jacob have edition prints available:

AA, 2007
by Jacob Magraw
Buy one now

Cave Dwellers
by Rachell Sumpter
Buy one now

P.S.
Don't wait if you're ready to buy! December 18th (today!) is the very last day we can guarantee Christmas delivery to you!

20x200 artist, Fernanda Cohen, is featured in a short video, Far From Home, which spotlights seven illustrators who live and work abroad.
Check it out here.
Fernanda graces the screen around 5:18

Above is Fernanda's scrumptious 20x200 edition print, Hotdog and I, which is still available in all 3 edition sizes here.

Speaking of awesome illustrators, here are a few more that you might consider adding to your collection, or giving as gifts:

Boundless
by Linzie Hunter
Add one to your cart here

Untitled (Black Blocks)
by Todd St. John
Add one to your cart here

Color Study #4
by Dustin Amery Hostetler (UPSO)
Add one to your cart here

Untitled
by Mike Montiero
Add one to your cart here

Wednesday greetings, collectors! Team 20x200 is leaving on a jet plane in a few short hours, putting the wintry weather of San Francisco behind us and heading back to NYC to get our own holiday celebrations underway. I'll announce one more edition tomorrow, and then it's time for me to get cracking on my own shopping. The 20x200 elves have been working around the clock for weeks now, so Santa Jen had best make a list and check it twice!

Snowfall #6 is from Minneapolis-based photographer Paula McCartney's gorgeous new series A Field Guide to Snow and Ice. Paula and I have a lot in common. We both love birds and books and count New York, San Francisco and Minneapolis among our favorite cities.

I've been talking to Paula about doing an edition with us since 20x200 was a twinkle in my eye. We initially discussed doing a print from her fabulous and witty Bird Watching series, but having the bird oeuvre well-covered as we do*, I jumped at the chance to feature an image from this new project.

I love the subtle simplicity of these images, and the pairing is just genius. I'm deeply suspicious of diptychs, often finding that the individual images fare better on their own (or worse yet, fail miserably) but Paula's pairings are perfect, enhancing the individual qualities of each frame and using the duality to support the ideas that inform the project.

The statement that accompanies her image is really terrific — she's working with some big ideas, but is funny and self-effacing in her approach. You can read it when you go buy your print but I'll repeat it here for good measure:

I moved from San Francisco to Minneapolis several years ago. After spending the first winters holed up and in denial of the fact that I now lived in what felt like an arctic tundra, I decided to brave the elements and explore the snowy landscape.
Not one to jump right into things, I began by making snowflake photograms in the safety of the summer months. Later, I ventured outdoors to capture the first snowfall of the season. The results are these snowfall diptychs: on one side, a snowflake (OK, a pressed specimen of the abundant wildflower, Queen Anne's Lace) and on the other a snowfall at night (which also nicely references the cosmos, turning the snowflake on the left into a starburst). With this series, I am interested in constantly reinterpreting natural forms with reference to multiple ideas on both a micro and macro level.

And now it's time for me to get packing and hit the road. See you tomorrow!

*Yes, that IS an understatement.

Tuesday greetings, my collector friends! As I've mentioned, Thursday the 18th is the last day you'll be able to order and have your goodies by Christmas Day. Since it's the giving season, I've got a little prezzie for all of you: Enter the code free2xship50 at checkout when you purchase TWO of our $50 prints for FREE SHIPPING.* (Orders must be placed by the 18th to qualify.) We're all pretty jazzed about this new print size, and we think you will be too!

The bird lovers among you have the perfect opportunity to put this code into action with today's releases from Laura Levine: Red-Winged Blackbird and Wood Thrush, which are available in $20 (8.5"x11"), $50 (11"x14") and $200 (17"x22") sizes. Friends and foes alike have made their opinions known about my avian obsession, but how could I possibly resist the opportunity to release two new prints from Laura's Birds of North America series? Clearly, I am not the only one obsessed with our fine feathered friends — our previous releases from this series have been outrageously popular, selling out in the small and medium sizes within hours. With a bigger flock this time around, more collectors can line their nests with these lovely prints and get some holiday shopping done to boot.

As for me, I haven't even gotten started with my Xmas shopping. And while it's true that my friends and family can count on receiving some 20x200 love from me, art's not the only thing I'm giving. Also high on the list: books! I've been planning on picking up a lot of titles from Chronicle Books all along — a copy or three of Birdscapes, for instance — so I was particularly pleased to get word of their extremely super friends + family holiday discount: 35% off + free shipping through the end of December. They've kindly allowed me to share the love with my collector friends too, so head on over to Chronicle's site and enter FRIENDS at checkout when you're done stocking up.

So queue your codes and get going! I'm back tomorrow with two festive editions from two artists who are making their 20x200 debut. Look for me then!

*Free Shipping Fine Print:
- This promotion is applicable for purchase of 2 $50 prints ONLY.
- Limit: 2 prints per order, 3 orders per customer, 1 coupon/code per cart.
- This offer cannot be applied retroactively.
- The coupon code will expire on at 12:01AM on 12/19/08.

A magnificent wall arrangement of 20x200 Carrie Marill edition prints

Wishes do come true! Last week 20x200 debuted an AAA Edition by Carrie Marill. In Jen's newsletter about the release, she wrote about the possibility of a Marill dream wall, "an utterly delightful salon style hanging of all Ms. Marill's 20x200 editions". Well, artist Jane Mount heard this wish and made it come true for Miss Bekman using the powers of Photoshop. It truly does look delightful, but who could doubt the Bekman eye?

Perhaps you've been thinking of a dream wall of your very own. AAA Editions make this desire super simple to realize as they are comprised of 2, 3 or 4 images from the same artist. You can buy just one, or collect the whole set!

To date we've offered you 5 AAA Editons:
Jason Polan
Jennifer Sanchez
Carlo Van de Roer
Carrie Marill
Beth Dow

Which one are you dreaming of?

Passage, Levens Hall by Beth Dow

The Pinetum, Wakehurst Place by Beth Dow

AAA Editions: Beth Dow

Greetings collectors! I'm typing to you from Ritual Roasters in San Francisco, in the midst of coffee and talk with several key players from team 20x200. We're off to a day full of meetings, so I'm going to keep my introduction of today's AAA editions short and sweet. With prints by Beth Dow to announce, my job's a cinch!

Passage, Levens Hall and The Pinetum, Wakehurst Place are from Beth's knockout In the Garden series. There is just one 30"x40" print left from our previous edition from this series, Clearing, Wakehurst Palace and I happen to think it'd look just smashing flanked by the 16"x20"($200) versions of these two. Another option would be to stack the 11"x14"($50) prints beside it. Last but not least, the 8.5"x11"($20) would make a sweet pairing on their own, and collectors lucky enough to have scored the $20 edition of Wakehurst will have a fine looking trio. As I said when introducing Carrie Marill's newest offerings last week, the fact that we can now combine orders has me really fixated on salon-style hangings of our artists' work, and I suspect it'll be an ongoing fixation.

Viewing Beth's beauteous hand-made platinum prints in person is another thing I have a fixation about, and once you see them you'll understand why. If you are going to be in or around NYC on April 3rd, you'll have the perfect opportunity to see these amazing objects and meet Beth in person — her second solo exhibition at Jen Bekman Gallery, Ruins, opens on that date. It might sound far off, but it'll be here before we know it. (Which is kinda great, and also kinda scary.)

If, like me and everyone else I know, you still can't get enough of the In the Garden series, I suggest taking a gander at her book by the same title, recently awarded the Grand Prize in Blurb's Photography.Book.Now. competition.

And now, I need to turn my attention to the meetings at hand. We're releasing new editions tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, so there's lots of arty goodness in the pipeline. Thursday (that's December 18th) will be our last edition release before Christmas, and it'll be the last day that we can guarantee that your artwork will arrive in time to be tucked under the tree. So make your lists and check them twice, but be sure to get your orders in by then!

Identical wonder twins, Doug and Mike Starn, are about to unveil their installation, See It Split, See It Change, underground at the new South Ferry station.

From the press release:

Sandra Bloodworth, Director of MTA Arts for Transit said, “The Starns’ installation is brilliant in its simplicity and clarity as it captures the historic context of the new South Ferry Terminal. Viewed from the southern tip of the island the work compares and contrasts the veins and arteries of the natural world to the routes and lines of the transportation system, the similarities are stunning. Likewise, the flanking silhouetted trees are portrayed in fused glass that powerfully evokes the Park at the Battery - in breath-taking beauty.”

Read the complete press release here.
Read Making Artistic Connections at a Subway Station in the New York Times here.
Curbed, also has this review.

More images here, and here.

Doug and Mike Starn's edition prints:
Structure of Thought 6b
Structure of Thought 6a

Starn Studio site

Untitled (Geese, London)
by Dana Miller
Add one to your cart here

After having a peek inside Sara's Dream Cart yesterday, I couldn't help myself from making my very own. Today I've focused on 20x200 photography edition prints, and here is what I've found:

Untitled (Blue Lagoon, Reykjavik, Iceland)
by Carlo Van de Roer
Add one to your cart here

Panda
by Charlie Crane
Add one to your cart here

Untitled, Swamp #2
by Dorthe Alstrup
Add one to your cart here

Fence by Railroad Parcel, Ashland, Oregon
by Jeffrey Krolick
Add one to your cart here

Yay! Fun and easy gift shopping! I think these would all look very wonderful on a wall together. I suspect I am going to have a difficult time giving them away!

Birds of A Feather
by Echo Eggebrecht
Add one to your cart here

20x200 is in many ways your one stop shop to find gifts for everyone from your best friend to your dog walker. As Raul mentioned, we've added a new feature of combined shipping (on our small $20 and $50 editions) so, you'll now be able to group prints and save on mailing. To honor this new feature, our own Sara Distin has selected some of her most wanted edition prints to fill up her virtual cart. Let's have a look:

132 Birds Leaving AMNH (Response to Jason Polan)
by Jane Mount
Add one to your cart here

Many Mountains
by Ky Anderson
Add one to your cart here

No. 6. 8/6/2005 (plane)
by William Lamson
Add one to your cart here

Hank Williams' Bed, Georgiana, Alabama
by Steve Eiden
Add one to your cart here

Far and Wide
by Ann Tarantino
Add one to your cart here

Leonard's Bed, Niland, California
by Steve Eiden
Add one to your cart here

Feeling inspired to fill up your own cart now?
Hop to it!

Image from the series World Beard & Moustache Championships by Luke Stephenson

Good Friday morning to you, collectors! The time has come for me to bring you a little insight into the life of one of our esteemed (and clever) photographers, Luke Stephenson.

Favorite dish to cook:
A Curry

Pet peeve:
People filing there nails; the sound is awful

Aisle or window seat?
Window

Favorite TV show:
You've Been Framed! or Homes Under the Hammer

Image from the series Budgies by Luke Stephenson

Internet time per week:
Far too much

Homepage on your computer:
Just Google

How many people do you know who own an iPhone?
Not one

Best attribute around the house:
I am very good at adding to clutter

Image from the series Spectacle wearing folk

White or wheat bread?
White for a bacon sandwich otherwise wheat

Favorite place to travel?
Italy is very nice

Biggest fear:
Being trapped a long way underground in a little tunnel. That would be horrible.

Read on...

Newfoundland 7 by Carrie Marill

Newfoundland 1 by Carrie Marill

Friday greetings, collectors! I am writing to you via a tethered, achingly slow internet connection whose expense is entirely unwarranted. So it goes when you're a captive hotel audience, I suppose, but I wonder nonetheless — if I can get affordable, zippy wireless on an airplane, why can't the hospitality industry get with the program? Annoying! Especially considering that I'm here in Monterey to attend a very future forward conference called The Entertainment Gathering. Along for the ride is the multi-talented Ms. Mount. We're looking forward to a day full of amazing presentations, but the first order of business for me is to introduce our fourth AAA edition from Carrie Marill.

Newfoundland 1 and Newfoundland 7 are from Carrie's amazing Newfoundland series, which depicts threatened or endangered flora and fauna existing in an imaginary world. Like our AAA editions from Ms. Sanchez, there are editions available for $20 (11"x8.5"), $50 (14"x11") and $200 (22"x17").

A vision, better than sugarplums, has been dancing in my head since we planned this release. Perfectly arrayed in my mind's eye is an utterly delightful salon style hanging of all Ms. Marill's 20x200 editions. Anchoring the arrangement would be The Faceted Couroucou and A Dream World Glimmers in the Background of the Soul, each of which have just a single 30"x40" print remaining from their entire editions, along with a 17"x22" print of Space and Illusion, an excellent reference for Carrie's distinctive palette that illuminates her virtuosity with abstraction. Today's two Newfoundland offerings look fantastic at our recently introduced 14"x11" dimensions, and 11"x8.5" versions of House Plant 2 and House Plant 3 would provide delicate yet emphatic punctuation.

That'd be quite an amazing gift of art to give, or receive! And now, of course, with combined shipping, it's easier (and cheaper!) than ever, to pick up all these prints in one fell swoop!

As for me, I'm off to another day of mind-expanding conference attending. I'll be back on Monday with tales to tell and editions to announce. Bon weekend, and see you then!

Hello collectors, it's Sara, and as always, so happy to have the opportunity to share new art and artists with you! To brighten an otherwise terribly dreary day here in NY, I'll be quick to introduce today's double edition, a double double edition of sorts. Hank Williams' Bed, Georgiana, Alabama and Leonard's Bed, Niland, California come to us from identical twin brothers Scott and Steve Eiden. The Eidens spent hours in the darkroom to make these prints by hand for you dear collectors; they are luscious, traditional c-prints.

Like the brothers themselves, the photographs of these beds are quite a pair, hinting at tall tales from the past and present, reminders of legends living and long departed. I have a feeling you could sit down with Scott and Steve over dinner and they'd have stories a plenty to share about these photos and the others they've shot along their ways. But for now, these photos will have to suffice for us all.

Because, as Jen mentioned yesterday, it's been utter craziness at 20x200 HQ; we've been preparing for important announcements of all sorts, combined shipping, here on 20x200, of course, AND, the new round of Hot Shots over at Hey, Hot Shot! No rest and no square meals (just BLTs and cupcakes!) for the weary around here!

This fresh crop of Hot Shots will join ranks with Scott who was a Hot Shot in the fall of 2007. In every round of Hey, Hot Shot! competition, we see more than a few photographs of beds. They're an oft shot subject, so much so that they're named in Geoff Dyer's list of common subjects in the history of photography, along with road signs, benches, and hats (if you want to brush up on your photo knowledge, Dyer's The Ongoing Moment, is a good book to pick up, read, and pass on to a good friend, photographer or not).

That being said, some photographs of beds are better than others and these two are among those that are better. Scott's photo of Hank's reminds me of Walker Evan's Bed, Tennant Farmhouse, Hale County, Alabama. It's a humble accommodation for certain, for a farmer, or a future radio singer. Leonard's bed and a comparison of the two, make me think of a whole slew of beds (and the photographs of them) and what is above and below them and what that says about their respective sleepers. In Leonard's bed, there's not much separating him from the sky above and the sand below. Again, a pretty humble, but grand (if you ask me), way to sleep. And appropriately so, Leonard is the most devoted at Salvation Mountain, making a tribute to love and faith his life's work.

The beauty and detail in both of these photographs are due, in part, to the large format 8"x10" negative the brothers favor. Like, Scott's previous 20x200 edition, the small prints are traditional contact c-prints; all the prints in both editions were carefully printed by Scott and Steve themselves. They are a treat for the eyes for sure, so pick up one, or pick up both! We've made it easier than ever for you to do so and just in time as these prints are sure to go fast! Get to it! I'm going to, too. And I'm off but Jen will be back sooner than you may think!

By far the biggest feature request over the last year of 20x200 has been a shopping cart. This was initially difficult for a number of esoteric reasons, but we've finally solved all the kinks in the system and are happy to be able to allow our collectors to group prints and save on shipping (Thank David, he did most of the heavy lifting). Note that medium and large prints will still ship separately. In order to protect them properly we have to ship them individually in tubes.

The shopping cart is a new feature so if there's something that is not working for you, or you think could be better, let us know.

searching for armillaria death rings # 0611-1129 (2,400 + years old; malhuer national forest, OR)
by Rachel Sussman

20x200 photographer, and Spring 2005 Hot Shot, Rachel Sussman was named in New York Magazine's Year in Art recap. Along with Polixeni Papapetrou she was drafted into the Best Photography Shows That Slipped Under the Radar category. The said show was Sussman's first solo Chelsea show which opened in May at Michael Steinberg.

Also of note, Sussman's ongoing project The Oldest Living Things in the World is on view at The Discovery Museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Oldest Living things in the World "is simultaneously a photographic exhibition and an interdisciplinary study of the oldest continuously living organisms on the planet. Sussman's research ranges far afield from her training as a photographer, bringing her into dialogue with experts in mycology, dendrochronology and microbiology, amongst others. At the completion of this project she will have traveled to over twenty countries and every continent to photograph and work with biologists. Her subjects, all a minimum of 2,000 years old, include such diverse life forms as trees, predatory fungus, and ancient bacteria."

Read more about her project on her blog.

Rachel's 20x200 edition print:
Towards Christiana (Copenhagen)
Rachel's site

Wednesday Edition: Combined Shipping + Ky Anderson

High-flying Thursday greetings, collectors! I'm typing this missive aboard the slightly delayed AA Flight 179, which is both good and bad. Good because banking on in-air wireless meant I got 2 hours of sleep instead of no hours of sleep. (These newsletters take time, you know?) Bad because, well, even shoehorned into a seat with the laptop screen thisclose to my nose, I've still managed to procrastinate 50% of its battery life away. Incorrigible, that's what I am! The BEST part of being connected? Not being incommunicado when we announce that we've launched THE single most requested 20x200 feature of all time: CARTS aka combined shipping aka time to stock up on art for the holidays. We are excited, exhausted, but excited. We hope that you are too.

The carts are up and running right this minute, which means that you can acquire both of today's editions by Ky Anderson in one short sweet transaction. And what a lovely duo they are! Fingerprint and Handing are both great, and even better together. You know what else? You can go nuts and get yourself (or some lucky loved one) a trio of Ky's lovely prints. A few prints from her previous edition, Many Mountains, are still hanging around waiting to be popped into your shiny new cart.

Adding carts required some major under-the-hood and behind-the-scenes machinations. David and Raul have been the most hard-working elves the world over. They're seriously sleep-deprived, and yet: elated! (A recurring theme at 20x200 HQ.) We're totally psyched that we were able to roll out this new functionality in time for the very apex of the holiday season. Ultimately, this new way of doing things will make things easier for everyone, but there may well be some hiccups in the meanwhile. Please be patient, and definitely let us know if something seems amiss!

There's a lot more I could say, but alas I'm running out of juice and there's not a power outlet in sight. Enjoy Ky, and carts and look for me tomorrow, when I'll return with a double good photo edition that you for sure do not want to miss.

Image by HHS winner Donald Weber

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

Beneficent Tuesday greetings, collectors! I'm really excited about today's edition, which is comprised of 222 original drawings created by Jane Mount + Jason Polan during last week's Thrilla in Manila draw-a-thon at Jen Bekman Gallery. For those who haven't been following along via the Thrilla Blog, proceeds from the sale of the draw-a-thon's fine art products are benefiting 826NYC.

Many intrepid collectors braved the frigid elements last night, all for the love of art and literacy, making their way down to Spring St. to attend our reception and benefit for this fine organization. For those of you not in possession of a proper winter coat and/or a NYC address, I humbly present to you today's Thrilla in Manila Benefit Edition. Like I said, every piece in this edition is an original drawing — each is unique and hand-signed by both artists.

After shaking the sand from my flip-flops on Sunday morning, I made my way to the gallery to inspect the wonderfulness that had transpired in my absence. And wonderful is exactly what it was. I selected 200 5"x7" drawings ($20 each), 20 11"x14" drawings ($200 each) and 2 22"x30" drawings ($2000 each) to include in today's edition, laughing all the way.

Now it's time for me to make your spirits bright by releasing them into the wilds of the interwebs for your collecting pleasure. Be forewarned, however, that a spirit of adventure is required! The drawing you get will be randomly selected from the pieces I assembled. You'll just have to trust me, but really that shouldn't be hard, right?

As savvy list subscribers, you're certainly familiar with the oeuvres of Jane Mount and Jason Polan, not to mention how they inspire each other. Output and inspiration aside, I can think of no better reason to throw fortune to the wind. Great art, great prices, great cause — shrewd move, you savvy collector, you!

Speaking of moves, we've got some slick ones up our sleeves here at 20x200 HQ. I'll be back very soon, perhaps even later today, with more on those — do stay tuned.

Image from Nina Bermnan's Homeland series

Congratulations to photojournalist extraordinaire, Nina Bermnan, whose recently published book, Homeland, was named on The Times Christmas Books 2008: Photography list. From the review:

Between 2001 and 2008 Berman photographed some of the simulation drills, involving thousands of ordinary participants, in which various war scenarios are imagined: Islamic terrorists with nuclear bombs, bioterrorists, shopping mall terrorists. In her photographs, happy families creep through the suburbs clutching anti-nuclear pills, evangelical Christians dress in Afghan burkas, even senior citizens become extras in a War on Terror script.

Read the rest of The Times Photography Book picks here.

Nina's website
Nina's 20x200 editions:
9-11-02
G.I. Goat
Nina's images on JenBekman.com

Wrap, 2006
oil on canvas
by Sarah McKenzie

Halloa! 20x200 artist Sarah McKenzie is part of a group exhibition, Infrastructure, that opened this past Saturday in the Windy City. The show is at Zg Gallery, and will remain on view through January 3rd.

In November I mentioned that Sarah is in a concurrent group show, curated by Andrew Blauvelt and Tracy Myers, Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes. The touring exhibition which opened at the Walker Art Center is making the rounds of some very distinguished spaces.

Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes is presently at the Carnegie Museum of Art through January 18, 2009. It will then travel to the Yale School of Architecture until May of 2009.

The show has garnered some nice press; here are two articles:
The suburbs as a museum piece
Last arts frontier: Walker exhibit explores, explodes suburbia myths

Sarah was also recently interviewed by myartspace.com, read it here.

Zg Gallery
300 W. Superior Street
Chicago
Gallery Hours: Tu-Sat 10-5pm

Sarah's 20x200 edition print:
Site
Sarah's website