Instead, the judges - an art critic from New York Magazine and two gallerists - fill in the gaps with varying degrees of success. But host/judge China Chow, who might have “grown up” around art thanks to her wealthy restaurateur papa, is not a commanding presence on camera, with a resume that hardly lends to her legitimacy. So how can “Art” go wrong? Well, not with the contestants the litter here are solid picks for personality and hipper-than-thou cool, with a range of experience (one never has shown his work outside his home, another has had work accepted by the Whitney Museum). To wit: Artists arrive, get a task (in the premiere, they create portraits of another assigned participant), spend the episode bringing said task to fruition, there’s a surprise (executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker pops in), there’s a pep talk from a mentor (the role of Tim Gunn is played by auctioneer/CEO Simon de Pury, punching his words with a Gallic intensity), the presentation follows, judges offer praise and criticism and a winner and loser emerge. Only here, the talents in residence aren’t hemming and basting, they’re emulsifying and painting. Few scream loudly at the latest “Law & Order” iteration “Art” and “Runway” simply are versions of the same successful template. Brought to life by many of the folks behind “Project Runway,” “Art” easily could be titled “Project Gallery,” because really, that’s what’s going on here. Viewers settling in to watch “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist” can be forgiven for feeling more than a little deja vu.
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