HOST: China Chow.
JUDGES: Bill Powers, Owner of Half Gallery.
Jerry Saltz.
MENTOR: Simon De Pury, Auctioneer.
PRIZES: Solo Show at The Brooklyn Museum,
$100,000
Cover Story in BlueCanvas magazine.
STAYING AT: The Dillon Penthouse.
PLAYERS (14)
1. UGO NONIS 33 Line Artist Paris, FRANCE
2. KATHRYN PARKER ALMANAS 29 Photographer Brooklyn, NY
3. JAZZ-MINH MOORE 32 Freelance Artist New York City, NY
4. LEON LIM 31 (Deaf) Graphic Artist Kedah, MALAYSIA
5. MICHAEL "TEWZ" CHLEBOSKI 30 Street Artist Chicago, ILL.
6. BAYETE ROSS SMITH 35 Video Artist New York City, NY
7. MORGAN "SUCKLORD" PHILLIPS 42 Toy Art Artist New York City, NY
8. MICHELLE MATSON 29 Sculptor ( was in car accident) Bridgewater, NEW JERSEY
9. SARAH KABOT 34 Installation Artist/Sculptor Cleveland, OHIO
10. DUSTY MICHELL 32 " " " Mountain View, ARKANSAS
11. LOL THOMPSON 24 Sculptor (parents moved a lot) Los Angeles, CA
12. SARA JIMENEZ 26 Figurative Painter ( was Bulimia) New York City, NY
13. YOUNG SUN HAN 28 Performance Artist Brooklyn, NY
14. KYMIA NAWABI 30 Drawer/Painter New York City, NY
They met at the Brooklyn Museum and saw each other portraits of themselves they brought with them. Then, China & Simon enter the room. Took them to another room which they saw an Art Show or Thrift Show.
FIRST CHALLENGE: Choose one of the works & transform a piece of "bad" Kitschy Art into masterpiece. 1 Day.
THE GALLERY SHOW
GUEST JUDGE: Mary Ellen Mark, Photographer.
TO BE CRIT: Michelle, Lola, Ugo, Sara J., Bayette, & Sucklord.
FAV: Sara J., Michelle & Lola.
WINNER: Michelle.
BOTTOM: Sucklord, Bayette & Ugo.
ELIMINATED: Ugo.
EPISODE #2: Art Movement. 13 left.
START OFF: In the Penthouse discussing the results.
NEXT MORNING: at 6:30 am Simon comes over to wake them up. Take them somewhere.
ARRIVED AT: A Local Park - Where a Group of New York Parkour put on a show.
CHALLENGE: Create a piece about Motion
TEAM 1: SaraJ., Kymia, Sarah K., Sucklord, Michelle, Bayete & Dusty.
TEAM 2: Jazz, Tewz, Lola, Young, Kathryn, & Leon.
- During Simon monitoring- he DOESN'T like both group ideas.
NEXT DAY: The Gallery Show.
GUEST JUDGE: Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Art Advisor.
WINNER: Team 1: Play with Me. FAV: Bayete & Michelle. WINNER: Bayete.
BOTTOM: Team 2: Lola, Tewz, & Kathryn.
- While being criticized Kathryn started crying.
EPISODE #3: Make it Pop. 12 left.
START OFF: In their Apartment - discussing the results.
NEXT DAY: ARRIVED AT: Phillip de Pury & Co. - Simon's work place.
- As they got off the elevator they follow rows of cans to Simon & China.
- Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Can Picture.
- Later in the day: Simon & came by with Jess Cagle, Editor of Entertainment Weekly magazine.
Winner will have a 2 page spread in the magazine.
- Double Elimination & No Immunity.
- Simin went back to do his monitoring.
THE GALLERY SHOW
GUEST JUDGE: Rob Pruitt, Pop Artist.
TO BE CRIT: Leon, Jazz-Minh, Young, Dusty, Michelle & Kymia.
WINNER: Young.
ELIMINATED: Jazz-Minh & Leon.
EPISODE #4: Back to School. 10 left.
START OFF: At the Artists Apartment - waiting for the other artists after the gallery show.
NEXT DAY: ARRIVED AT: Their Workshop where there is children there.
CHALLENGE: Create a companion piece inspired by a child's work of art. 1 Day.
- Simon came to monitor their work.
THE GALLERY SHOW
GUEST JUDGE: Sara Jessica Parker.
- Winning Work: will be Auction off by Simon.
TO BE CRIT: Sucklord, Tewz, Sara J., Kymia & Dusty.
WINNER: Kymi.
ELIMINATED: Tewz.
EPISODE #5: Ripped from the Headlines. 9 left.
START OFF: Returning to the Artist House.
NEXT MORNING: Simon comes over to wake them up & take them somewhere.
ARRIVED AT: The New York Times Newspaper. Building.
- China is there.
CHALLENGE: Create a piece of art inspired by a newspaper headline. No More Immunity. Must incorporate some of the newspaper in your art.
PRIZE: $20,000 & exhibit in the paper HQ.
NEXT DAY: THE GALLERY SHOW
GUEST JUDGE: Adam McEwen, Contemporary Artist.
TO BE CRIT: Sucklord, Young, Sarah K., Dusty, Lola, & Bayette.
FAVS: Young, Dusty & Lola.
WINNER: Young.
BOTTOM: Bayette, Sucklord, & Sarah K.
ELIMINATED: Bayette.
EPISODE #6: Street Dancers. 8 left.
START OFF: In the Artist's House. Waiting for the others to return.
NEXT DAY: ARRIVED AT: An Overpass of the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn.
CHALLENGE: Create a piece of Street Art working in teams of 2.
- TEAM BLUE: Kymia/Sara J.
- TEAM ORANGE: Dusty/Young
- TEAM GREEN; Suklord/Sarah K.
PRIZE: $30,000 in 2 Days.
DAY OF THE ART REVIEW
GUEST JUDGE: Lee Quinones, pioneer of Street Arts.
Sara/Kymia
WINNER: Dusty/Kymia
BOTTOMS: Sucklord/Sarah K and Kymia/Sara J.
ELIMINATED: Sucklord.
EPISODE #7: La Dolce Arte. 7 left.
START OFF: In the Artist's House.
NEXT DAY: ARRIVED AT: The Gallery where the Chassis of Fiat 500
- China & Simon was there.
CHALLENGE: Create a work of Art incorporating at least 1 car part from the Fiat 500 .
PRIZE: 425,000
NEXT DAY: THE GALLERY SHOW
GUEST JUDGE: Liz Cohen, Photographer.
TO BE CRIT: Kymia, Sara J., Lola, Michelle & Sarah K.
FAVS: Sara J. & Sarah K.
WINNER: Sara J.
BOTTOM: Lola, Kymia & Michelle
ELIMINATED: Michelle.
EPISODE #8: Sell Out. 6 left.
START OFF: In the Artist's House.
ARRIVED AT: Tribecca Park
- China & Simon was there.
CHALLENGE: Create a work of Art to sell on the street, working in teams of 2.
- Sara J./Young, Dusty/Kymia, Sarah K./Lola
PRIZE: $30,000 + Immunity.
- 5 hours to make your project & 2 hour to sell it.
NEXT DAY: THE GALLERY SHOW.
- GUEST JUDGE: Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn.
TO BE CRIT: All.
SALES: Young - $129.00 & Sara J. - $320.00 = $449.00
- Dusty - $185.00 & Kymia $96.00 = $281.00
- Sara $95.00& Lola $217.00 = 312.00
WINNER: Young & Sara won.
ELIMINATED: Sarah K.
EPISODE #9: Exile on Main Street. 5 left.
START OFF: In the Artist' House. Then a knock on the door - Simon was there. Told them they are taking a train leaving within the hours to Cold Spring, NY. Las Challenge before the finale.
ARRIVED IN: Cold Spring, NY.
- China is there.
- Double Elimination.
CHALLENGE: Find someone in town & create a portrait of them. 2 hours to explore & $200.00 to spend. 2 days.
DAY OF CHALLENGE: The Gallery Show.
GUEST JUDGE: Richard Phillips, Celebrated :Painter.
WINNER: Kymia.
SAFE: Young & Sara.
ELIMINATED: Dusty & Lola.
EPISODE #10: The Big Show. 3 left.
FINAL THREE: Kymia, Young, & Sara.
FINAL CHALLENGE: Create a full gallery exhibit
in 3 mounts with $7,500.
in 3 mounts with $7,500.
TWO LATER: Simon visit each artist's home.
- First he visited Chicago, Ill - Young,
- Then he visited Manhattan, NY - Kymia,
- Finally he visited Brooklyn, NY - Sara.
ONE MONTH LATER: The Artist came back to NYC for the final challenge.
- Staying at The Thompson.
NEXT DAY : Went to Simon's place of employer.
- Simon will auction off one piece of the Winner's Work & proceed will go to the winner.
THE GALLERY SHOW
GUEST JUDGE: Kaws, Contemporary Artist.
3RD PLACE - SARA
2ND PLACE: YOUNG
THE WINNER IS: KYMIA
