Untitled, from the series Owner of this World by Shawn Records

Happy post Midterm-elections and Editions|Artists' Books Fair weekend! It's Friday again, which means we've lined up our favorite art links and stories that we've come across this week. Here's what's we've got:

20x200 News

• We're at the Editions|Artists' Books Fair all weekend long with framed prints on view by dozens of 20x200 artists and a special selection of $20 (8"x10") and $50 (11"x14") prints available for sale! We've also got framing inspiration and tips to share, so come over to Booth 28 til Sunday at 4 p.m. And, did we mention it's free? Find all the details right here.
• Speaking of fairs, this weekend is also the NY Art Book Fair at PS1 in Long Island City, filling every nook, cranny and surface with the art of the book and books of art. Find publishers Aperture, Little Brown Mushroom Books, Lines and Shapes, and many others with books, zines, special edition posters, tote bags and lots more on the floors of the fair.
• You may have noticed the Add to Amazon Wish List button on our edition pages; it's a one-click way to let all your friends and family know which prints you love. Now, that click also makes you automatically eligible to win 100,000 in Amazon's Wish & Win Sweepstakes.
• Shawn Records' series Owner of This World has been made into book of the same title by the remarkable Portland, OR-based Publication Studio. Pick up your own copy of this beautiful book and make sure to get the 20x200 edition from the series while you're at it.
• 20x200 gets lots of love from Gotham Gal who writes, "Not only has Jen created a growing business she has created a community of artists and collectors. If you haven't been on her site, check it out. Guarantee you are going to be hearing more and more about 20x200."
• Amanda Mooney of Levi's Shape What's to Come blog interviewed Jen, calling her "a new kind of power player in the art world." Read more here and stay tuned for Part II of the interview.
• As usual, Kate Bingaman-Burt is a busy bee, and recently she did two interviews with Poketo and PUBLIC SCHOOL. Get the full scoop right here.
• Most of us would be wary to live our lives based on the advice of stranger, but artist Marc Horowitz is devoting his entire month of November to putting these decisions—big and small—into the hands of many. Creative Time presents The Advice of Strangers, an ongoing piece you can observe and participate in by voting on Marc's actions online.
• Taking inspiration from Jorge Luis Borges and Michel Foucault, curator Susan Thompson has put together the show The Chinese Encylopedia, which opens tomorrow, Saturday November 6th, from 4-6:30 p.m. with work by Mike Estabrook, Paho Mann, Chad Hagen, and Jennifer Dalton at Cuchifritos inside the Essex Street Market. Find details about the show here.
• We announced our five 2010 Hot Shots last Friday at a party at the Blurb Books Pop-Up/NYC, and couldn't be more thrilled about our many collaborations to come. Congratulations to Laura Bell, Michael Bodiam, Amy Stevens, Zhijie Sui and Chikara Umihara. These five outstanding photographers will each be awarded a $500 honorarium, participate in a group show at Jen Bekman Gallery in 2011, receive a $1,000 credit to make a book at Blurb, and have the opportunity to release an edition on 20x200. Read the full details and learn more about each of the new Hot Shots on the HHS! blog.

• Fotoweek DC kicks off tomorrow (November 6-13) with portfolio reviews, a Slideluck Potshow, exhibitions, viewings and projections all over town. Make sure to check out the full schedule of events, including 100 Portraits - 100 Photographers, curated by the Indie Photobook Library's Larissa Leclair and Flak Photo's Andy Adams, which will be projected at NightGallery @ the Corcoran tonight from 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. See the full schedule of events for the next week of the festival on their website.
• Calling all photographers! Jen Bekman + Jeffrey Teuton are jurying this year's fellowship competition at the Houston Center for Photography and the deadline's just been extended to next Friday, 11/12! Don't dally and get those submissions in!

New Editions

Car Free, by Tatsuro Kiuchi	Culprit by Roger Ballen