The Exhibit w/ artist Jamaal Barber
The new docuseries The Exhibit from MTV and the Smithsonian Channel debuts tonight! The six episode docuseries will follow seven American artists who will compete for a presentation at the museum and a $100,000 cash prize. The cast includes your boy, printmaker Jamaal Barber! Yes, your boy is on national tv, and it was quite the experience. You might see me on the tv and all over the internets but he’s bringing the real talk to the fam, the day ones. Right here on the Noize! JBarber gives his thoughts on the eve of the show and talks as much as he can about the process, the rest of the cast, and what you can expect. Plus he talks about what these types of opportunities can mean to artists and gives his hopes for what comes out of this. Tune in and let us know what you think of the show! Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 161 topics include:
The Exhibit on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel
being on national television
making art outside your comfort zone
Dometi Pongo and Melissa Chiu as the host of The Exhibit
judges Adam Pendleton, Abigail Deville and Keith Rivers
watching yourself on tv
what opportunities mean to artists
making art to be free
The Exhibit cast Baseera Khan, Fank Buffalo Hyde, Clare Kambu, Jamaal Barber, Jennifer Warren, Misha Kahn and Jillian Mayer.
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is teaming up with MTV Studios to create the six episode docuseries The Exhibit, which will follow seven American artists who will compete for a presentation at the museum and a cash prize.
Following a nationwide search, participants were selected in consultation with Hirshhorn curators. The group includes printmaker Jamaal Barber, Onondaga artist Frank Buffalo Hyde, designer and sculptor Misha Kahn, painter Clare Kambhu, multimedia artist Baseera Khan, video and performance artist Jillian Mayer, and painter Jennifer Warren.
See more: ArtNews: Who Is the Next Great Artist? A New TV Series from the Hirshhorn and MTV Aims to Find Out + MTV The Exhibit
Presented by: Black Art In America
Jamaal Barber: @JBarberStudio
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