Season 2

Season 2

2011-10-12
10 Episodes

Episodes

Kitsch Me If You Can

1. Kitsch Me If You Can

2011-10-12

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The artists must use pieces of "bad" art, such as a painting of dogs playing checkers, a velvet cowboy, and a sculptural golden peacock as their canvas.

Art Movement

2. Art Movement

2011-10-19

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In the second challenge the artists must use their bodies in the most creative and inventive way to move from one point to the other on a certain parkour.

Make it Pop

3. Make it Pop

2011-10-26

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Inspired by Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Tomato Juice Box" the next great artists have to create their own piece of pop art. The winner will receive a spread in Entertainment Weekly.

Back to School

4. Back to School

2011-11-02

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The remaining artists are paired with school children and have to create a piece of art inspired by them. Their workplaces areturned into a kid's art classroom.

Ripped From the Headlines

5. Ripped From the Headlines

2011-11-09

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The remaining artists are visiting The New York Times. There they have to find a striking headline in bins of newspapers and create an artwork, which tells the story behind the headline.

Street Dealers

6. Street Dealers

2011-11-16

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The artists are challenged to leave their mark on New York with a work that embodies the subversion of street art.

La Dolce Arte

7. La Dolce Arte

2011-11-30

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The artists have to transform Fiat 500 Automobile parts in to art pieces.Performance artist and automotive designer Liz Cohen joins as guest judge.

Sell Out

8. Sell Out

2011-12-07

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The remaining artists are taken by Simon De Pury to the streets of New York, where they have to sell a piece of art to the public. This challenge will be executed working in teams.

Exile on Main Street

9. Exile on Main Street

2011-12-14

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The remaining artists are taken to a small town in Hudson Valley. They have to create a classic Americana artifact from materials collected from the town.

The Big Show

10. The Big Show

2011-12-21

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The final contestants have been sent home to prepare a full solo exhibition. Climaxing in a large-scale gala opening at Phillips de Pury, the finalists present their collections to the judging panel, complete with guest judge KAWS, to determine who will be “The Next Great Artist.”