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  • The White Oaks by Joseph O. Holmes

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    The White Oaks by Joseph O. Holmes

    Via Jen Bekman 20×200 where prints are available.

  • Travelers by Tatsuro Kiuchi

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    Travelers by Tatsuro Kiuchi

    Wishing you safe travels.

    Via Jen Bekman, where prints are available starting at $24.

  • North of the Tennis House by Joseph O. Holmes

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    North of the Tennis House by Joseph O. Holmes

    Prints of this Brooklyn scene in Prospect Park are available at Jen Bekman 20×200.

    Happy March 1.  In like a lion, like the one I saw in my backyard yesterday.

     

  • Place of the Upside Down by Roger Ballen

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    Place of the upside down by Roger Ballen

    Artist Statement: 
    "It is difficult to explain this place except that I think it exists in some way or another in most people's minds.
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    Via Jen Bekman's 20×200, where limited edition prints of this work start at $50 for 10"x 8."

    Have a great weekend.

  • New William Wegman Prints from Jen Bekman

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    The Architects

    Art for everyone entrepreneur, Jen Bekman, is offering a pair of prints from William Wegman today.  Some restrictions apply, including that they be purchased together.  She wants people to see that he's more than just "the dog guy."

    If you're interested, don't wait.  Some editions are already sold out.  Order here.

  • Jen Bekman’s Dog

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    I don’t think Jen Bekman has time for a real dog right now as she works tirelessly to bring affordable art to everyone via the internet through her brilliant 20 x 200 project.  But this little guy, Maynard the Bulldog,  purchased at Woolworth’s in 1989, brings great charm to her cozy, eclectic apartment.  If you’re feeling that Autumn nesting instinct or you are still putting off actually hanging your artwork, stop by Design*Sponge to see Jen’s place.  Trust me, you will be inspired.

  • Don Hamerman from Jen Bekman Today

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    Stricken by Don Hamerman

    Do you know about Jen Bekman and her great art at affordable prices? Sign up for her weekly emails and start your collection for just $20 for limited edition prints.

    Jen is going with the "Play Ball" theme today, too, with an awesome photo by Don Hamerman.  This is what a baseball would look like after Darby, my longhaired dachshund, got a hold of it. Stricken!

    P.S.  View Jen's other baseball themed prints from Mark Ulriksen here.  Very cool!

  • RCA’s Secrets Revealed. Dogs Alive and Well in Contemporary Art World

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    A few weeks ago after results came in of the record breaking Sotheby’s contemporary art sale sale, I was encouraged to hear that , as Mike at MAO reported it, the “the sky wasn’t falling” in the art world after all (the Impressionist show was dismal and Sotheby’s stock had subsequently plummeted 28% in a day the week before.) But, I found it disheartening that I spotted only 2 dog art lots in Sotheby’s offerings: Takshi Murakami’s Jellyfish Eyes, Max & Shimon, which sold for $541,000 and the vaguely naughty Chihuahua II by Sean Landers. I wondered if dogs had cycled out today’s artists’ repertoires. If the Royal Academy of Arts 2007 RCA Secret event is any indication, the answer is a resounding “No.”

    Established to raise money for the college’s awards fund, RCA Secret, is the Post Secret of the art world. Each year RCA students and graduates, including many famous alumni, donate postcard sized art pieces signed only on the back. Collectors view the art at the college or online. Then, over a November weekend they can purchase up to 4 postcards for £40 each. This year contributors included Damien Hirst, Manolo Blanik, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, David Bailey, and Tracey Emin along with many other celebrated artists.

    I was going to feature all of the dog art works here, but I’m pleased to report there were too many for a reasonably sized post. So, here are my top dog picks…

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    Micha Bandini

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    Jo Longhurst

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    Andor Kömives

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    Elinor Evans

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    Vanilla Bear

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    Nadine Faye James

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    Christos Lyssiotis (I’m pretty sure this is a dog)

    View all the dog art works here along with some favorites and famous names.

    Anecdotally speaking, I noticed a curious trend…there were hardly ANY women artists in the Sotheby’s sale and there were hardly any dog art works. There were numerous women in the RCA Secret show and there were numerous dog art works. Of the dog art works at RCA, It seemed to me that there were more women than men. The men seemed to favor skulls (or they were just mimicking Hirst or both.) In fact, skulls and dogs are so prevalent in the RCA Show, dare I say, they reflect the zeitgeist of our times…the intense polarity…the yin/yang…dogs=love, skulls=death.

    Also, there was much less in the way of the bulbous-head, big eyed Pop Surrealism than I expected. Hardly any “bird on a wire” pieces. And, I’m happy to report, not a single image looking down at Mary-Jane shoes from a first person POV.

    Finally, I must share with you my latest acquisition, Wordy Study by Mickey Smith from Jen Bekman’s 20 x 200 Series.

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    I received it yesterday and it’s even more brilliant in person. Thanks, Mom and Dad (it was an early Christmas present.)

  • Prospect Park by Joseph O. Holmes

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    We interrupt this dog breed countdown to bring you breaking dog art news…Today, gallery owner Jen Bekman is featuring this spectacular print, Prospect Park by Joseph O. Holmes, in her 20×200 series. That means she’s offering 200 limited edition prints for $20 each. Yeah, Jen! Thanks for featuring some dog art. I love it!