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Work of Art Episode Six: It Didn’t Suck

by Will Brand and Paddy Johnson on November 18, 2011
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Work of Art didn't suck this week. The challenge, street art, was acceptable, the guest judge, Lee Quinones, was fitting, and the show's decision to pair up the artists in teams of two meant that there was ample time to actually show each work. What's more, we had an entire episode without a single teary recollection, which meant there was a bunch of space that Bravo was forced to fill with an interesting but well-explained change in the personality of a character. Like they were developing. It was weird.

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Work of Art: Still Not Newsworthy, But At Least News-Filled

by Will Brand and Paddy Johnson on November 11, 2011
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The elimination of Michael Tewz marks a pivotal moment for the second season of Bravo's art world reality show Work of Art. As Sucklord erases his friend from the chalkboard register of the living, one question looms before Bravo's producers: Who will say all the stupid shit? The future of art blog humor now rests in the capable hands of Dusty Mitchell.

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Work of Art is Eliminating Artists in Height Order

by Will Brand on November 4, 2011
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Sometime during the first minute of this week's episode of Work of Art, my TV's closed captioning simply said: “[All groaning]”. That's a fitting reaction to most of the episode.

No two ways about it: this week was incredibly boring. The challenge (work with kids) was unoriginal, the guest judge (producer Sarah Jessica Parker) was a punt, and the elimination (Tewz) was overdue. There was crying, but no tits. In light of this, we'll stick to a few general observations.

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Work of Art Episode 3: POP IS EVERYTHING Recap

by Will Brand on October 27, 2011
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Lots of worry and heartbreak as the contestants realize Pop art ain’t easy in a double-elimination slaughter. Oh, and also, Kymia goes topless. Reality TV at its best.

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Work of Art Episode 2: Attack of the Clones Recap

by Will Brand on October 20, 2011
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As Work of Art marches relentlessly on, one more artist is thrown beneath the grinding treads of “reality”. Here’s what happened, slavishly recorded with intermittent jokes.

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AFC’s Work of Art Season Two Supplementary Program Guide

by Paddy Johnson on October 12, 2011
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Fame is a fickle food. Despite Bravo’s Work of Art finding certifiable Great Artistâ„¢ Abdi Farah no more than twelve months ago, they’re now looking for the next Great Artistâ„¢ – of all the nerve! Season 2 of the reality show starts tonight at 9 pm, and our Supplementary Program Guide has all the information you need to- well, to have slightly more information.

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