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Season 1 – The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist

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Seven diverse artists compete for a $100,000 cash prize and an exhibit at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
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John Anderson Wall Street Journal 03/08/2023
It could be turned into propaganda for the enemies of art and arts funding. What’s the counter-argument? Especially when the alleged champions of culture are treating their own field in so airy and frivolous a manner? Go to Full Review Stephanie Morgan Common Sense Media 09/26/2023
2/5
The pitting of artists in different fields against each other is particularly ridiculous, and it's depressing to watch them segregate into snarky factions based on training, medium, and experience. Go to Full Review Andy Dehnart Reality Blurred 03/05/2023
B+
But even though the shows take very different approaches to craft, tonally and otherwise, The Exhibit does fit with RuPaul’s Drag Race, because it, too, is a competition between artists being tested under extreme pressure. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Dometi Pongo

Host

Melissa Chiu

Host

Frank Buffalo Hyde

Contestant

Jillian Mayer

Contestant

Jennifer Warren

Contestant

Jamaal Barber

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 3, 2023 Welcome to the Exhibit Seven accomplished artists compete for a once-in-a-lifetime, career-defining exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden; the artists face their first commission, creating a work that explores and challenges gender norms in modern society. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 10, 2023 The Infinite Scroll With the advent of social media, Andy Warhol's prediction that everyone will get fifteen minutes of fame is more profound than ever; in this commission, the artists must create works that reflect the world's love affair with social media. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 17, 2023 Survive or Thrive The artists go on an emotional journey when they must create an artwork inspired by how they survived or thrived during the global pandemic; the artists reflect on their experiences of grief, loss, family and joy in the most personal commission yet. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 24, 2023 Justice for All The artists create works that deal with justice and injustice, and explore what those themes mean to them; with only ten hours on the clock, everyone scrambles to finish. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 31, 2023 Futurist Vibes The artists look back to their past works for inspiration, and they must create new works that explore their ideas about the future; guest judges include artist Abigail DeVille and former NFL player and art patron Keith Rivers. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 7, 2023 Exhibit of a Lifetime In the series finale, the artists have one last chance to impress the judges with a self portrait; then, three finalists are chosen to showcase their work at the Hirshhorn Ball, but only one will win the exhibit of a lifetime and $100,000. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Nadim Amiry, Lisa Fletcher
Network
MTV
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 3, 2023