Hey, Hot Shot! Opens at Jen Bekman Gallery

Thursday marked the opening of the latest Hey, Hot Shot! Group Exhibition at Jen Bekman Gallery. The opening was a hit, with all five of this round's Hot Shots in attendance. Elizabeth Leitzell took a bunch of great photos both of people at the opening and some slick-looking install shots. With such a diverse group of work we were biting our nails here at HQ about how all the different bodies of work would play off of each other in the tiny space that is our gallery, but we are thrilled with how the show came out!

Did you know that almost all of the photography that appears on 20x200 has been scouted through HHS!? In fact, we put together a handy page with all 82 (and counting) Hot Shot editions so that you can check out how great the work is. We've already released an edition by Justin James King, a 2009 Second Edition Hot Shot, and hint-hint, cough-cough, more Hot Shot editions are on their way.

Next week we'll be talking all about this year's super special 5-year-anniversary round of Hey, Hot Shot! so if you're a photographer, keep your ears peeled.

New Editions

"I can almost smell the salty sea air mixed with exhaust," wrote Jen in her newsletter about this week's stamped and stenciled painting by Carolyn Swiszcz. Filling in on Wednesday for the SXSW-bound Jen, Sara introduced a gorgeous new photograph by Gregory Krum who asked Eric, our printer, to "make the image more dreamy."

Pelican Harbor Park Boat Ramp, Miami Beach, FL by Carolyn Swiszcz	Paris by Gregory Krum

20x200 News

• Rocky Mountain-based artist (by-way-of Brooklyn) Pattie Lee Becker has a twisting and tangled show titled Ropes up at BMoCA (that's in Boulder, Colorado — for all you non-western types). Youngna has all the details on that, including a story about the time the two almost shared a loft in BK. But don't take our word for how great the show is, fellow Colorado-based artist Sarah McKenzie says that this is not to be missed!
• Jen Bekman Gallery artist Nina Berman is lauded by TIME Magazine for her "tender but unflinching" work in the 2010 Whitney Biennial.
• Okay, so maybe it's not exactly news, but you haven't lived until you've seen this YouTube video by Carolyn Swizcz about her hometown of West St. Paul.
• Back in February, Jen and Jonathan headed over to The Brian Lehrer Show to talk about how 20x200 is supporting artists and "smashing the barriers of collecting art." We finally have the video online for your viewing pleasure. All your questions answered and more! Plus, painter Clare Grill makes a video-chat cameo to talk about her 20x200 experience from the artist's perspective.
• We're awash in the rosy glow of internet love! We've rounded up some recent blog mentions about 20x200. Thanks everyone, we're so grateful for the support!
• We spotted work by 20x200 edition-makers left and right at the NYC art fairs. Curtis Mann posted this great-looking install shot of his work in the booth of Kavi Gupta Gallery at The Armory Show.
• 20x200 artists are everywhere! Including on this Broken Bells album cover, as YP noticed, was drawn by Jacob Escobedo.