Reality show for artists

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In September, the U.S. will begin shooting a new reality show whose participants are artists. Preliminary title transfer - "Art project Untitled» (The Untitled Art Project). As a producer will make a star television series "Sex and the City" Sarah Jessica Parker. Art project without a name "will show the channel Bravo TV, known for his reality show Top Chef (for chefs), and Project Runway (for designers).

The winner of the show will be able to hold an exhibition in the gallery and a tour of several museums, as well as cash prize, the dimensions of which are not reported. It is known that the winner of Project Runway got 100 thousand dollars.

Last week in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and New York held casting actors. The jury consisted of famous guests, including art critic Jerry Salz and head of auction house Phillips de Pury Simon de Piura. The latter said that some of the applicants brought the works - a very worthy. According to him, do not refer to reality show with contempt: this is another way of "promotion" of artists, not worse than the websites.
To participate in the transfer of selected 13 artists. The main criterion for selection, according to the jury, was not telegenic, and the quality of works.

Earlier this year, British media tycoon Charles Saatchi declared his intention to open its reality show, called Best of British. Transfer starts on the channel BBC2 this autumn. The winner gets a chance to exhibit their work in the St. Petersburg Hermitage.

http://www.bravotv.com/casting