when it comes to making art accessible and affordable for all, jen bekman is the queen with her 20×200 project. her formula is simple: (limited editions + low prices) + internet = art for everyone. work of many of her featured artists has shown up in a sorts of sneak peeks, and her online gallery has something for everyone. jen’s home is a gallery upon itself, and she’s done an amazing job crediting all of the artists featured in her home in the text below (click here for larger versions of the images), so be sure to check them out, and visit 20×200 to find the next great addition to your home. {thanks jen (and kika)!} -anne
{photos by youngna park}
[above: The George Smith sofa; in front of that is a Heywood Wakefield coffee table and sideboard purchased from White Trash, a vintage furniture shop in the East Village. Art, Left to Right: (Top) Sleeping Lion by Colleen Plumb, (Bottom) Untitled (Max) by Dorthe Alstrup, We Did This by Karolina Karlic, Bear #42 by Kent Rogowski, Bookshelf 20 by Jane Mount, Convention of Shadows by Carrie Marill, Cascade by Jessica Snow, It Rained Outside So We Camped Inside by Tim Walker recently featured in Jen Bekman Gallery's group exhibit Summer Reading.
These lamps are from clearance section at Target with shades from Just Shades. The book of poetry tucked in the corner is by James Merrill and leaning up next to Sleeping by the Mississippi by Alec Soth. The painting on the headboard is Interior 4 by Sarah McKenzie, an artist whose solo show, Building Code, was up at the gallery earlier this year.
The candles are from West Elm, the smoking pig from Kid Robot, and the bird and jewelry box are both thrift store finds.
CLICK HERE for the rest of Jen’s sneak peek after the jump (including all 10 images on one page)!
My kitchen table and chairs are also by Heywood Wakefield from White Trash and the rug is by Company, from Sierra Trading Post. Pictures, Tim Walker’s book is in the foreground on the coffee table. Art: Clockwise from top: The Drive with Christine by Chad Muthard, Inflatable by Akiko Sato, ny.07#20 by Jennifer Sanchez, This is a Picture of Space by Chris Johansen, Lisa, New Haven by Ben Donaldson, House Plant no. 2 by Carrie Marill, Polly by Christina Muraczewski, Structure of Thought 6-a + 6-b by Doug and Mike Starn (a 20×200 benefit print for Blind Spot Magazine), There were many invitations and I know you sent me some but I was waiting for the miracle to come by Anne Hall, New York City by Jeffrey Ladd, two paintings by Associate Director of JB Gallery, Jeffrey Teuton, My Favorite Places as of November 2007 by Andrew Kuo and Uninvited Guests by Ian Dingman.
This is my George Smith Sofa that I have spent many hours typing 20×200 newsletters from and next to that is a Heywood Wakefield Sideboard and Nessen lamp from White Trash. The red bird on the books is a Breezy Singer bird (Rob Walker featured Jen in his NYT Consumed Column on the birds) and the dog on the ground is Maynard the Bulldog, a purchase from Woolworth’s on 23rd street in 1989.
Art on the wall, Left to Right: Velodrome by James Deavin, Untitled (Max) by Dorthe Alstrup, We Did This by Karolina Karlic, Bear #42 by Kent Rogowski, Bookshelf 20 by Jane Mount, Convention of Shadows by Carrie Marill, Cascade by Jessica Snow, and It Rained Outside So We Camped Inside by Tim Walker, recently featured in a group exhibit at the gallery, Summer Reading
The alabaster lamps atop the desk are both from eBay with shades from Just Shades, a shade shop around the corner from the gallery. That’s a Heywood Wakefield Secretary desk with Glidden pottery on the shelves. The rocker was a thrift store find and gift from architects Daniel Heighes Wismer and Gregory Dufner of Dufner Heighes Inc (recently featured in Martha Stewart!). The mantel clock was a birthday gift from my father and there are also a number of other clocks tucked in the shelves of the desk.
Art, L to R: Fontainebleau, France, 2007 by Alec Soth (a benefit print for Pathways) and on the wall to the right, Praia Piquina 06/08/04 15h40 by Christian Chaize.
Between the room divider and the wall is my own floor-to-ceiling handmade bookshelf — really a giant stack of books I can’t part with! The art to the right is Praia Piquina 06/08/04 15h40 by Christian Chaize.
The pot on the left is a Native American clay pot purchased from shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The elephant is from High Street Market, a vintage shop on Etsy. In front of that is a black dish from Hull Pottery full of seashells from various shores. The lamp and Danish sideboard are also from White Trash. Art: To the left you see the edge of Space Illusion by Carrie Marill, and the boat is a Paint-by-Numbers thrift store find from the Hamptons.
The ceramic bowls are from Fire King and that’s a vintage black Catherine Holm bowl on the cart in the kitchen. The art on the wall behind the sink features lots of 20×200 artists. From L-R: Top row: Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Carts #1 by Kate Bingaman-Burt, Birds of the Pacific Northwest by Laura Levine, Just Let It Go by Kotama Bouabane, middle row: Chateau Pool by Gregory Krum, You are Important by Stephanie Cinelli, Mercedes Planter by Amy Park, bottom row: Site by Sarah McKenzie, Fortune (will be successful in…) by Kirby Pilcher, Auditorium by James Rajotte and Grand Finale by Rachel Sumpter.
In the kitchen is my vintage Chambers stove, acquired at a flea market years ago.
Art peeking out to the left of the stove: Many Mountains by Ky Anderson, Mercedes Planter by Amy Park, Grand Finale by Rachell Sumpter (other wall) Top: Ahern Rental, Westminster, CA by Brad Moore Bottom: NY University Club by Gregory Krum, also recently seen in Summer Reading and a 20×200 superstar!
