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A ‘Project Runway’ for visual artists? Bravo TV is now casting
It was just a matter of time.
Building on the success of ‘Project Runway,’ ‘Top Chef’ and other creative competion reality shows, Bravo TV has announced the creation of a yet-to-be-titled show (right now, it’s listed on the Bravo site at Untitled Art Project which could actually work as real title) that will pit contemporary artists against each other is some kind of undefined competition.
Casting begins soon in four cities across the country. See the casting notice.
The new series is being produced by Magical Elves (producers of ‘Project Runway’ and ‘Top Chef’) and Sarah Jessica Parker and her production company, Pretty Matches.
Wonder who will be plucked to handle the Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum roles?
The Bravo project isn’t technically the first reality competition series for contemporary artists. Art dealer and impressairo Jeffrey Deitch launched ‘Artstar’ in 2006 that followed eight artists who were selected for a group exhibit at Deitsch’s New York gallery and documented their work readying for the show. The series was screened at a few museums, but never broadcast on a television network.
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