Onajide Shabaka Anyone who has seen “The Next Great Artist,” has it been as big a disappointment as suspected when it was announced?
Onajide, I am sorry to let you know but it is MUCH worst than we would suspect when it was announced… sadly…
July 1 at 8:18pm
Was anyone thinking it was going to be anything but?
July 1 at 8:21pm ·
Joshua, quite right… the whole concept it’s just wrong….
July 1 at 8:24pm ·
Yes.
July 1 at 9:01pm
bravo, right? i saw the first two episodes and loved it! cameos by SJP an executive producer. if i had a dvr i would tivo it!)
July 1 at 9:52pm ·
I only watch TV on the internet, unless I’m at a bar and they’re only gonna have on sports. Bravo on the web only has the first episode. The whole enterprise seemed kind of flaky to me, although some aspects of the process were realistic.
July 1 at 10:24pm ·
afc covers it http://www.artfagcity.com/category/wanga/
July 1 at 11:45pm ·
Guillermo, yes, I am aware of that. Thanks.
July 2 at 2:06am ·
Onajide: I don’t like the snobbishness of the judges overall, but I do love the projects the artists have to make. It can be a little degrading, but overall I enjoyed the first 3 episodes. Some think the show is an insult, others enjoy it. You can watch it on Hulu.com but the 1st episode has expired.
July 2 at 8:34am ·
Only thing on Hulu is a bunch of clips, not a full episode. However, I’ve seen enough clips to know that this show isn’t far from bombing out. Of course, I have no idea of their actual ratings where it maybe has a chance.
July 2 at 9:08am ·
I find myself getting angry at the elitists, indulgent exercises. It seems so contrived the whole idea. It also confirms how isolated the art world is within its language and behavior. The projects are didactic; designers (fashion, culinary, interior) are more apt to process ideas on that level (speaking for myself) of competition than artists I know.
July 2 at 11:50am ·
Pretty much a disappointment–where did they select the artists from??
July 2 at 12:08pm ·
Larry, you’re correct. Artists do not work from an “outside” assignment, they work from within their own interests. However, I think they could have chosen artists “better suited” for that type of short program format: commercial artists and designers. There was very little time to think about their projects, no less do any research on them. If … See Morethey are not full of knowledge and internal resources, they would most likely have only to rely upon what they brought with them in their wit, education, and survival skills.
Karla, they did a nationwide call-for-artists. I guess you didn’t hear about the one they did in Wynwood. They street was lined up with artists of a variety of ages, styles, and even a few in costumes. I assume they were either performance artists, or trying to stand out in a crowd. From my on-the-street interviews, most were there because of the $100K and the Brooklyn Museum exhibition. I think everyone knew it would be a spectacle on some level.
July 2 at 5:19pm ·
A LOT of people wanted to get on this TV show! http://www.flickr.com/photos/miamiartexchange/3721027045/in/photostream/
July 2 at 5:29pm ·
The exposure from the show is great, even if not the winner of the $100000 or exhibit.
July 2 at 9:06pm ·
Angeline, the exposure has the potential of being great… or good. It could just as well do nothing for the artist, or worse.
July 2 at 9:35pm ·
I’d like to hear some comments from people other than artists for their perspective: a gallerist, a collector, a museum curator, an art educator, an art lover who doesn’t collect, a business person, an entrepreneur, a “lay” person with no understanding of the creative process and the machinations of art world finance (there should be room for plenty of responses amongst that list).