Art Market Monitor

Global Coverage ~ Unique Analysis

  • AMMpro
  • AMM Fantasy Collecting Game
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us

VF Likes Reality Show Work of Art

June 2, 2010 by Marion Maneker

Vanity Fair gives a preview of the new Bravo reality show competition from the creators of Project Runway and Top Chef. It’s called Work of Art and premiers next week:

The producers used their traditional casting formula to appeal to a broader audience. Although they said that the cast dynamics are organic, it’s difficult not to see the contestants as archetypes. In the first episode, there’s the villain (snippy Nao), the misunderstood ingenues (saccharine Jamie Lynn and sex pot Jaclyn), the misfits (veteran Judith and rookie Erik), and the likable front-runners (quirky Miles and earnest Abdi). Without much effort, one can connect the dots from these characters to their counterparts on past Bravo shows. The conventions extend to the stacked judges’ panel as well.

In a series of sculptural cocktail dresses, host China Chow does her best Heidi Klum while delivering the show’s signature, damning proclamation: “Your work of art didn’t work for us.” Phillips de Pury chairman and auctioneer Simone de Pury is the compassionate mentor who’s quick with a catchphrase. (“Be amazing!” “Wall power!”) Pulitzer Prize–nominated art critic Jerry Saltz is the tough but fair judge, and gallery owner Bill Powers is the resident cool guy. Collector Jeanne Greenberg-Rohatyn garnishes the mix with sophisticated criticism.

Can Work of Art Work for Art? (Vanity Fair)

More from Art Market Monitor

  • Bonhams Old Master Paintings = £4.33mBonhams Old Master Paintings = £4.33m
  • Paris Photo SalesParis Photo Sales
  • Sell When Others Are BuyingSell When Others Are Buying
  • Revitalizing the Japanese Countryside with ArtRevitalizing the Japanese Countryside with Art
  • Tate Profits from Art LoanTate Profits from Art Loan
  • Sam Francis to Star in Christie’s May SaleSam Francis to Star in Christie’s May Sale

Filed Under: General

About Marion Maneker

Want to get Art Market Monitor‘s posts sent to you in our email? Sign up below by clicking on the Subscribe button.

Top Posts

  • Keith Haring’s 1989 Retrospect Comes to Sotheby’s London Prints Sale
  • David Hockney's $20m Pacific Coast Highway & Santa Monica
  • Roy Lichtenstein’s Top Ten Auction Prices
  • Tony Podesta's Secret Art Buying
  • Phillips to Showcase Helen Frankenthaler at Southampton Outpost
  • Four of Picasso's Women Valued at $28m Come to Christie's from Rose-Walters Collection
  • Re-discovered John Constable Painting at Sotheby's in December
  • Christie's Announces $70m Picasso Self Portrait
  • Norman Rockwell's Not Gay. But Is He a Great Artist?
  • What Constitutes a Collection?
  • About Us/ Contact
  • Podcast
  • AMMpro
  • Newsletter
  • FAQ

twitterfacebooksoundcloud
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
California Privacy Rights
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Advertise on Art Market Monitor