Special Friday greetings collectors! As promised, I'm back with a bonus edition in celebration of Nina Berman's new exhibition, Homeland, which opens at Jen Bekman Gallery in a few short hours.

G.I. Goat and our other edition from Nina, 9-11-02, perfectly capture the absurdity of post-9/11 preoccupations with terrorism and its manifestations in our country. The use of fuzzy creatures in "readiness roleplay", surveillance in the name of patriotism and the provision of counter-terrorist training to citizens in the flyover states doesn't help me sleep better at night, but Nina's Homeland series reveals that these endeavors have been both comfort and cause to many of my fellow Americans.

In the fourteen photographs that comprise the Homeland exhibition, militarism is an accepted part of everyday life and theatrically choreographed disaster-preparedness drills are a weekend diversion. Her new monograph of the same title, published by Trolley Books, is a thick tome — as I wrote when introducing 9-11-02, there is seemingly limitless material to draw upon.

I'm proud to be showing Nina's work again, and hopeful that it will prove to be a perfectly-timed retrospective on an ugly era in our nation that's about to draw to a close. I've included all the details on the exhibition below. If you're in NYC, do drop by tonight — we'd love to see you, and for you to see this super show!

One thing that's definitely coming to a close right now is this newsletter, as I've got some last minute details to tend to before tonight's festivities.

Homeland
An exhibition of fourteen color photographs by Nina Berman on view @ Jen Bekman Gallery from October 24 — November 15, 2008.
images | artist's statement | press release

Opening Reception : Friday October 24, 2008 | 6pm-8pm
Please join us at the gallery tonight at a reception for the artist.

Artist's Talk + Book Signing : Saturday November 8, 2008 | 5pm-7pm
Nina will give an artist's talk at the gallery and will sign copies of Homeland, her newest monograph published by Trolley Books.

Jen Bekman Gallery is open Wednesday — Saturday from noon-6pm or by private appointment:
6 Spring Street
(between Elizabeth + Bowery)
New York City 10012
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