I haven't posted in a while because I've been very busy getting ready for a children's art appreciation summer camp that I'm running. As much as I hate talking about T.V., I have to recommend Work of Art which is on Bravo every Wednesday night. It's similar to the BBC's School of Saatchi which aired last fall in the U.K. and we cruelly have not been able to see here. The premise is the same as all reality shows in that a group of artists who work in various media are given specific projects to complete within tight deadlines. The results vary from resourceful creativity to amateur junk. Their works are judged by a panel (which inexplicably includes socialite China Chow) and each week one artist gets booted from the show.
As in all reality T.V., there are characters you root for, and characters you hate. By far my favorite is the indomitable Simone de Pury who acts as a mentor and cheerleader for the contestants. His facial expressions alone make the show worth watching. It's mindless summer fun and good to see art in mainstream America.
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