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ARTSTAR PREMIERES ON VOOM HD TV One part The Apprentice, one part Art School Confidential -- that seems to be the formula behind the upcoming series Artstar, set to debut June 1, 2006, at 9 pm (eastern) on Gallery HD, the all-art channel that is one of 15 featured by VOOM HD Networks, as part of Dish Network’s offerings of programming for high-definition television (other such channels include extreme sports channel Rush HD and video game specialty channel Gameplay HD). The show will feature Jeffrey Deitch as master of ceremonies and a panel of art world judges composed of Debra Singer, David Rimanelli, Carlo McCormick, RoseLee Goldberg, Cary Leitzes and Alan Vega. Eight contestants have been selected for the series, from over 400 hopefuls: Bec Stupak, Zackary Drucker, Abigail Dawn DeVille, Sy Colen, Gigi Chen, Virgil Wong, Anney McKilligan and Christian Dietkus. The show sees the eight artists compete for the prize of a solo show at Deitch’s gallery (though, somewhat bafflingly, Stupak was featured at Deitch not three months ago, with her rave-art collective Honeygun Labs). Can the art world stand the withering scrutiny of high-definition T.V.? Tune in to find out -- if you can find VOOM! |