The 20x200 Blog: Week in Review: December 4, 2010

Untitled by Ross Racine

Hey, collectors! It's been a whirlwind week here at 20x200 headquarters. We're fully in the midst the holiday season, which means we're bringing you more editions and a slew of special offers day-by-day! Check out what you may've missed earlier this week in art stories and links:

20x200 News

Graphic designer, typographer and writer Marian Bantjes just released a new monograph called I Wonder, featuring her design work alongside brilliantly reflective essays. The New York Times' T Magazine features a glowing review of the book, calling it, "an exquisite computer-era, counterintuitive testament to overly detailed, given-up-for-passé graphic ornamentation, a 21st-century illuminated manuscript that pays exacting homage to the ancient codices illustres..."

And several other 20x200 edition-makes also have projects cooking this week. Starting Thursday and spanning till January 8, Ian Carpenter will have 5 works up on view at Gitana Rosa Gallery, which has been converted into a pop-up shop for the holiday season. Stop by and take a peek!

Keith Shore caught up with the folks at It's Nice That, letting them into his creative process and the stories behind some of his recurring characters.

Slideluck Potshow--the NYC-based arts non-profit that aims to bring people together around food and art--will host its benefit auction on Wednesday, December 8, hosted by DJ Spooky and Patrick McMullan. Head to the site to preview images that will be auctioned (including a few by Hot Shots + 20x200 artists) and to buy tickets to the event!

Ross Racine also has a digital drawing included in IPCNY's Benefit Auction. Conveniently taking place online, visit the site by December 18 to bid on a work! And if you're in New York, be sure to check out the exhibition of works, also on view through the 18th!

If Lisa Congdon's, Mark Richards's and Stuart Klipper's 20x200 editions have left you craving even more, go ahead and peruse Chronicle Books' Friends and Family sale, where you can find projects featuring these artists and more! Enter code FRIENDS at checkout to receive 35% off on orders made before December 5.

What do Jane Mount, Mark Menjivar and Todd Selby have in common? A recent post explores the inner workings of these three artists whose photography glances into the homes of others.

Perhaps you've long resolved to get back into the darkroom and start making photographs the "old-fashioned" way. Over at HHS! we put together your ultimate guide to NYC darkrooms to help you get started.

And if the mere mention of glancing into a home leaves you overwhelmed by the thought of how much time and cash go into decorating one. We've got just the link for you. This designer simplifies the decoration process and agrees that 20x200 is a great place to start, no matter what your budget!

The prestigious and lovely Town & Country also concurs, including 20x200 in a wonderful guide to accessible art collecting via the internet!

With the gift-giving season in full swing, 20x200 continues to rack up the gift guide mentions. This week After Ellen suggested a number of editions as the perfect presents for "the queer lit lady" this holiday season.

GQ also recommended the gift of an edition as a great one that won't do too much damage to the wallet and will let that special someone in your life know that you've got a discerning eye.

And Clifton Burt chimed in with a hilarious Holiday Guide for the Male Humans in Your Life, including great editions from Thomas Prior, Donald Weber and Joseph O. Holmes

Speaking of Joseph O. Holmes, his first solo exhibition, The Urban Wilderness at Jen Bekman Gallery opens next Friday, December 10th, 6-8 p.m. We took a look back at his work and his role in the JBP family over the last several years.

Last on the gift guide front, but certainly not least, Daily Candy included JBP's own Youngna Park's Winter Flags (East Village, New York) in its list of "picture perfect" gifts for the ladies in your life.

What would all these presents be without equally aesthetically pleasing and affordable wrapping? We're now offering wrapping of 8x10" and 11x14" prints for only $5!