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“Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Carts #1,” by Kate Bingaman-Burt

“Live with Art—It’s Good for You,” says the cute little sticker that comes with every print you purchase from the new online art emporium 20×200. That imperative sentence may be familiar to readers of The Daily F’log: it’s the personal motto of gallery owner Jen Bekman, who Jenni Holder interviewed for the F’log last fall.

Now with 20×200, Bekman is making it easier than ever for us to obey her directive. Each week she offers two new works of art—not just photographs but also paintings, drawings, and graphic designs—at what she calls “ridiculously affordable prices.” And who can argue? Each work is available in three differently sized editions: the small size, usually around 8.5˝x11˝, are just $20 each. And there are 200 of them. (Nice truth in advertising.) Twenty medium-size prints sell for $200 each; and there are just two large prints (often at 30˝x40˝, true gallery wall candy), available for $2,000. In today’s art world, even that can be a serious bargain.

The prints themselves are expertly made, in a variety of processes, including archival ink prints, digital c-prints, hand-inked prints, and letterpress works. 20×200 is clear and well-designed, with helpful, precise information about the prints and artists and, on the site’s blog, extended descriptions written by Bekman. Here she is on today’s offering (shown above), by Kate Bingaman-Burt:

I’m so glad to able to offer this photo via 20×200. It’s always a heartbreaker when I see someone come into the gallery and fall in love with a piece of art, but they simply can’t justify the expense. I’ve exhibited this photo on a few occasions, and several people have been disappointed to find it out of their reach. Now that it’s freed from the walls of the gallery and reinvented as 20×200 edition, lots of people can live with lots of carts. And that makes me a happy gallerist.

To judge from the growing stable of artists and prints—some of which you can see below, all still available—20×200 is well on its way to making a lot of art lovers happy collectors.

“Breath Portrait (favorite colors),” by Ann Tarantino (left); “Bags,” by Beth Dow (right)

Untitled (Hanoi no.2), by Kelly Shimoda

“Manshroom,” by Amy Ross (left); Untitled, by Mike Monteiro (right)

More 20×200 Prints

“Bodega Avenue, California, 2007,” by Eliot Shepard

“The Faceted Couroucou,” by Carrie Marill

“I Bought All of These,” by Kate Bingaman-Burt (left); “Katarina,” by Karolina Karlic (right)

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 at 4:04 pm by along and is filed under Arts + Culture.

16 Responses to “Shopping Art”

Joana @ 2007-10-17 06:28:14 PM says:

Hi there!!

Great ideia, and certainly some great photos :)
Hehehehe I once took a photo similar to the 1 right on top of the post… with the shopping trolleys.
Glad to know someone had the same idea, cuz my friends kept saying I was nuts ;P

bye!***