What does it mean to be an artist? Where do artists draw inspiration? That’s what the producers of BRAVO’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, decided to ask the artist contestants in this week’s episode, “Child’s Play.”
A Public Display: Work of Art, Episode 6
July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Creating meaningful art work on one’s own in a short period of time is hard enough, but working on a collaborative project with a team of artists who, as past episodes have revealed, do not share each other’s vision? I was shocked when I learned about this week’s challenge. The remaining eight contestants were divided [...]
Emptiness and AUDI on BRAVO’s Work of Art, Episode 5
July 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Last week on BRAVO’s art reality TV show,Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, the artist contestants were given the challenge of driving three Audi cars from the Audi showroom to 47th & Park, and then making a piece based on their journey. The Audi drive was not only a cheesy challenge, it was a [...]
Shock to the System is Inspiration on a Thread: Which Artist Can Endure BRAVO’s Work of Art: The Next Great Artist? Episode 4
July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In last week’s episode, artists had to create a “shocking” work of art. Even Art World hardhitter Andres Serrano showed up as a guest judge. Before starting the competition, he gave the artist contestants a private tour of his work, including the infamous Piss Christ, a photograph of a small plastic crucifix floating in a [...]
What’s in a Time Machine? Peregrine Honig, a Hyperreal Time Machine, Not by H.G. Wells, Episode 3
June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There is Peregrine Honig my friend, and there is Peregrine Honig the Artist, who I follow on Facebook and Twitter, through Google Alerts, and on Bravo TV’s Work of Art. In Episode 3 of the show, 11 of the original 14 artist contestants were faced with the challenge of designing a book cover. Peregrine got [...]
A Widow is a Work of Art: Peregrine Honig’s “The Widow Having a Conversation with Herself” on BRAVO’s Work of Art, Episode 2
June 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Last week on BRAVO’s art reality television show, Work of Art, Peregrine Honig eased into the third round with nary a glance from art critic Jerry Saltz and nods from her fellow contestants. BRAVO isn’t getting much play from Peregrine. She doesn’t shit-talk the other contestants. She shows up to the studio with a smile, [...]
Peregrine Honig on BRAVO’s “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist,” Episode 1
June 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tonight, my dear friend and fellow queen bee, Peregrine Honig, will appear on BRAVO’s reality television show, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. In each episode of the show, the contestants create works of art from a variety of mediums that are designed to “push the limits of their technical skills and creative boundaries,” [...]
Letter to the Editor in MODERN PAINTERS (Feb 2010)
May 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
How do video and Internet art deal with issues of monetization? My Letter to the Editor, published in the February 2010 issue, addresses this issue. I wrote it in direct response to Regina Hackett’s October 2009 Modern Painters article, “Pop Stars.” MODERN PAINTERS – Letter to the Editor (February 2010)
Review: David Ford in ART PAPERS (March/April 2010)
May 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I had the pleasure of writing about David Ford’s show Relax (November 20, 2009-January 9, 2010) at the Dolphin Gallery in Kansas City. It appeared in the March/April 2010 edition of Art Papers magazine.
Peregrine Honig’s WIDOW on Broke & Beautiful
April 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One may be curious as to the product of a mid-western, culturally immersed, visual artist’s take on fashion — the industry, the clothes, the pretention and, of course, the art itself. Upon receiving the massive 5lb. “magazine” (more like an atlas-sized portable gallery), I was eager to see how linear the connections between the worlds [...]
