The latest in a series of reality TV stars to emerge from our fair cities is the uber-talented artist, Miles Mendenhall. The U of M grad and printmaker/installation artist/painter has made it to the finale two and will battle it out tonight on the finale ep of Bravo's Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. If he wins, he'll score a big chunk of change plus a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum - way cool. The season finale airs tonight, Wed. August 11th at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
Despite the results of tonight's finale (though obviously our money's on Miles!), tomorrow marks the first day of the rest of Mendenhall's REAL life: an exhibit he's curated at the U of M's Katherine Nash Gallery featuring a handful of scholarship recipient artists (Mendenhall received a scholarship to the U himself). The exhibit, entitled Appreciation, is site specific and collaborative - so expect a lot of installation-based phantasms...and possibly even some reality TV fans. The opening reception happens Thursday, August 12th at the Nash from 7-9pm and is free and open to the public. The show runs through August 26th.
UPDATE: Miles came in third, but he'll always be #1 to us!
The U of M has posted a series of YouTube videos featuring Miles talking about art, education, and duh, reality TV. Click HERE to check out more videos, but here's a taste:
And just for fun: Miles even has fan girls on the internetz! LOL!
Submitted by @letoilemagazine
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Local artist Miles Mendenhall to compete on new Bravo art reality show
OMG! Exciting news, ya'll! A local artist is competing on the first season of the Bravo reality show for visual artists, Work of Art. We heard rumors of this months ago but now the evidence has been confirmed! 23 year old Miles Mendenhall, a U of M grad -- and an artist we've been following for quite some time now (and an artist we're happy to say we own work by!) -- will show off his creative prowess on the new Sarah Jessica Parker produced reality show. News is already spreading locally via Facebook tonight, but we're sure this will be a major topic tomorrow!
The show's premise? Fourteen aspiring artists will compete for a solo show at a nationally recognized museum plus a cash prize. Hosting the show will be art enthusiast China Chow, who will also judge the artists along with a pretty cool panel of judges including Bill Powers, a New York Gallery owner and literary art contributor; Jerry Saltz, current art critic for New York Magazine; and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, curator and owner of Salon94 gallery. World-renowned art auctioneer Simon de Pury acts as the series Tim Gunn, mentoring the artists along the way. We like!
Mendenhall's past work has ranged from surreal pop art with a twisted sense of humor to minimal installation art, so we're not quite sure what to expect from him on Work of Art. However, if we know Miles' boundless creativity and amazing talent, we're quite sure he'll make an impact! Preliminary intel indicates that he's got some wild tricks up his sleeve, and we can't wait to watch!
The show premieres on June 9th on the Bravo network. And before you even ask, yes, there will be a premiere party in Minneapolis, and duh, of course l'etoile is involved -- but we're keeping that info under wraps for the moment!!!
Miles lookin' fly.
A previous piece by Miles, circa 2009. We hear his work on the show, however, takes a quite a different spin.
Submitted by @letoilemagazine
The show's premise? Fourteen aspiring artists will compete for a solo show at a nationally recognized museum plus a cash prize. Hosting the show will be art enthusiast China Chow, who will also judge the artists along with a pretty cool panel of judges including Bill Powers, a New York Gallery owner and literary art contributor; Jerry Saltz, current art critic for New York Magazine; and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, curator and owner of Salon94 gallery. World-renowned art auctioneer Simon de Pury acts as the series Tim Gunn, mentoring the artists along the way. We like!
Mendenhall's past work has ranged from surreal pop art with a twisted sense of humor to minimal installation art, so we're not quite sure what to expect from him on Work of Art. However, if we know Miles' boundless creativity and amazing talent, we're quite sure he'll make an impact! Preliminary intel indicates that he's got some wild tricks up his sleeve, and we can't wait to watch!
The show premieres on June 9th on the Bravo network. And before you even ask, yes, there will be a premiere party in Minneapolis, and duh, of course l'etoile is involved -- but we're keeping that info under wraps for the moment!!!
Miles lookin' fly.
A previous piece by Miles, circa 2009. We hear his work on the show, however, takes a quite a different spin. Submitted by @letoilemagazine
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