Work of Art: The Next Great Artist - Season 2
Episode List
E1 - Kitsch Me If You Can
Aired: October 12, 2011
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.
E2 - Art Movement
Aired: October 19, 2011
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.
E3 - Make it Pop
Aired: October 26, 2011
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.
E4 - Back to School
Aired: November 02, 2011
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.
E5 - Ripped From the Headlines
Aired: November 09, 2011
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.
E6 - Street Dealers
Aired: November 16, 2011
The artists are challenged to leave their mark on New York with a work that embodies the subversion of street art.
E7 - La Dolce Arte
Aired: November 30, 2011
The artists have to transform Fiat 500 Automobile parts in to art pieces.Performance artist and automotive designer Liz Cohen joins as guest judge.
E8 - Sell Out
Aired: December 07, 2011
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.
E9 - Exile on Main Street
Aired: December 14, 2011
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.
E10 - The Big Show
Aired: December 21, 2011
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.”