American Artstar

I searched Google this morning looking for online commentary about the upcoming (US) reality TV show "Artstar". For those of you who have not already quit your day job - I refer you to: www.artstar.tv . The week long open call starts next Monday - picture a long line of bohemian-types smoking and shivering in the cold as they wait to have their life's work ambivalently pecked over by some very well dressed art world dignitaries, Jeffrey Deitch cast in the role of Simon Cowell (or "The Donald"? I dunno, I just read about TV). I envision something like a living "A Chorus Line" but with artists - or "Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire" but with artists - or something.

My search revealed that our very own t.whid was the only artist in with a blog brave enough to publicly express a mix of skepticsm and disgust. I am pretty sure we will hear a more about this next week - albeit after the cutting begins - links follow.

Good Luck!
Jason Van Anden

MTAA blog entry:
http://www.mteww.com/mtaaRR/news/twhid/re_artstar_tv.html

Google "artstar.tv":
http://www.google.com/search?q=artstar.tv

Clay Aiken:
http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/clay-aiken.htm

Whatever happened to "Draw Tippy"?
http://www.google.com/search?q=Draw+Tippy

Comments

, MTAA

if yer interested…

index of all my artstar ramblings and rantings here (only 3):

http://www.mteww.com/mtaaRR/index.find?find=artstar&plugin=find

plus m.river's take:

http://www.mteww.com/mtaaRR/news/mriver/m_river_art_star.html

On Feb 24, 2005, at 11:17 AM, Jason Van Anden wrote:

> I searched Google this morning looking for online commentary about the
> upcoming (US) reality TV show "Artstar". For those of you who have
> not already quit your day job - I refer you to: www.artstar.tv . The
> week long open call starts next Monday - picture a long line of
> bohemian-types smoking and shivering in the cold as they wait to have
> their life's work ambivalently pecked over by some very well dressed
> art world dignitaries, Jeffrey Deitch cast in the role of Simon Cowell
> (or "The Donald"? I dunno, I just read about TV). I envision
> something like a living "A Chorus Line" but with artists - or "Who
> Wants to Marry A Millionaire" but with artists - or something.
>
> My search revealed that our very own t.whid was the only artist in
> with a blog brave enough to publicly express a mix of skepticsm and
> disgust. I am pretty sure we will hear a more about this next week -
> albeit after the cutting begins - links follow.
>
> Good Luck!
> Jason Van Anden
>
> MTAA blog entry:
> http://www.mteww.com/mtaaRR/news/twhid/re_artstar_tv.html
>
> Google "artstar.tv":
> http://www.google.com/search?q=artstar.tv
>
> Clay Aiken:
> http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/clay-aiken.htm
>
> Whatever happened to "Draw Tippy"?
> http://www.google.com/search?q=Draw+Tippy
>
>
>

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