"Hey, Hot Shot! 2011 Second Edition Showcase" Exhibition
Jen Bekman Gallery
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Jen Bekman Gallery presents Hey, Hot Shot! 2011 Second Edition Showcase, an exhibition featuring works from the five winning photographers of the Second Edition 2011 round of competition: Michael Cappabianca, Phil Jung, Brendan George Ko, Cristina De Middel and Meike Nixdorf.
The Hey, Hot Shot! 2011 Second Edition Showcase presents a diverse selection of contemporary photography from across the globe. Brendan George Ko blends lived experiences with the fantastic to create images that limbo hauntingly between worlds. Michael Cappabianca’s work imaginatively interprets the physicality and structure of the book. Photographing what can be seen through the semi-private, semi-public space of the car window, Phil Jung looks at the role of the automobile in revealing the social landscape. Meike Nixdorf orbits around her subject—the mountain El Teide, in the Canary Islands— exploring the viewing and decision-making processes of photography. Cristina De Middel plays part photojournalist and part story-teller, re-imagining documentation of the failed 1964 Zambian space program.
The photographers in this exhibition were selected from a talented pool of submissions to Hey, Hot Shot!, the international photography competition founded by Jen Bekman. A distinguished panel of arts professionals, together with the Jen Bekman Projects curatorial team, chose these five artists for their unique contributions to contemporary photography. Each photographer is awarded a stipend, and one winner will be selected for a $10,000 honorarium, a solo exhibition at the gallery and gallery representation for two years. Since its inception in 2005, Hey, Hot Shot! has debuted more than one hundred and forty photographers, including 2010 Whitney Biennial artists Nina Berman and Curtis Mann.
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Schedule
from March 10, 2012 to March 25, 2012
Opening Reception on 2012-03-09 from 18:00 to 20:00