Alicia Eler
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BRAVO’s Work of Art and America’s Queer Boys, Episode 9: Natural Talents

BRAVO’s Work of Art and America’s Queer Boys, Episode 9: Natural Talents

by Alicia | Sep 1, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Queer, Writing

By Alicia Eler & Patricia Herrmann American culture idealizes the beautiful boy as one who lives “between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood.” Unlike adults, he is alive to “enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day…”  The...
Remembering Childhood: Work of Art, Episode 7

Remembering Childhood: Work of Art, Episode 7

by Alicia | Jul 22, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing

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.” For this week’s challenge, the artists were...
A Public Display: Work of Art, Episode 6

A Public Display: Work of Art, Episode 6

by Alicia | Jul 15, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing

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...
Emptiness and AUDI on BRAVO’s Work of Art, Episode 5

Emptiness and AUDI on BRAVO’s Work of Art, Episode 5

by Alicia | Jul 14, 2010 | Art Writing, BRAVO's Work of Art, News, Writing

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...