GalleryBeat TV

Country

United States

How it feels

A public access series covers the New York art scene from 1993 to 2003. The host visits gallery openings and talks with visitors and artists. The show has a rough, no-budget feel and aims to look past official art world statements.

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What happens

GalleryBeat TV was a public access television show covering the art scene in New York City from 1993 to 2003. The show was hosted by Paul Hasegawa-Overacker (also known as Paul H-O). The show, which produced over 130 episodes, covered art openings in Manhattan art galleries by speaking with gallery-goers and talking to artists, including Julian Schnabel, who said on camera that the show was "idiotic." The show also featured cooking segments, an interview with The New York Times art critic Roberta Smith, Brice Marden, Spencer Tunick, recorded street protests by the Guerrilla Girls and a visit to the Gramercy Art Fair. The show was noted for having "a gonzo, nobody’s-watching-anyway spirit" and one of the goals of GalleryBeat TV was to question the art beyond "whatever’s in the press release." Kathy Lebowitz and New York artist Walter Robinson were also a correspondents for the show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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