Show Me the Monet
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Show Me the Monet is a British television series first aired on BBC2 in May 2011.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011db9g BBC 2 - Show Me the Monet], BBC website. Retrieved 12 February 2013. It is presented by Chris Hollins.{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Liza|title=Fazakerley Hospital consultant, Huw Lewis-Jones, appears on BBC's Show me the Monet|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2011/05/11/fazakerley-hospital-consultant-huw-lewis-jones-appears-on-bbc-s-show-me-the-monet-99623-28670590/|accessdate=12 February 2012|newspaper=Liverpool Daily Post|date=11 May 2011}} The programme has been described as the "artworld's version of The X Factor and Dragons' Den".{{cite web|title=Show Me the Monet: the Apprentice for artists|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9389206/Show-Me-the-Monet-the-Apprentice-for-artists.html?frame=2272520|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=12 February 2012}}
Format
The programme invites several thousand artists to submit their artworks for scrutiny by a panel of expert art critics, called the "Hanging Committee".{{cite news|last=Hill|first=Chris|title=Norwich artist braves the critics on BBC's Show me the Monet|url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/what-s-on/art-exhibitions/norwich_artist_braves_the_critics_on_bbc_s_show_me_the_monet_1_1446150|accessdate=12 February 2012|newspaper=Norwich Evening News|date=14 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830140831/http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/what-s-on/art-exhibitions/norwich_artist_braves_the_critics_on_bbc_s_show_me_the_monet_1_1446150|archivedate=30 August 2012|df=dmy-all}} For the first two series the "Hanging Committee" consisted of art experts David Lee, Charlotte Mullins and Roy Bolton. The artists successfully approved by the "Hanging Committee" have the opportunity to exhibit their work at a top London venue, where a secret bidding process decides whether the work is sold. In 2011 only 35 artists were selected for the final exhibition. In 2012 the final exhibition took place at the Mall Galleries in London.{{cite web|title=BBC Two's "Show Me the Monet"|url=http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/index.php?pid=2&subid=122|work=What's On|publisher=Mall Galleries|accessdate=12 February 2012}}
Criticism
The TV critic of The Guardian was scathing about the presenter and judges, while suggesting the programme's format "looked tired after 10 minutes".{{cite news|last=Crace|first=John|title=TV review: Business Nightmares, Strangeways, and Show Me The Monet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/may/09/business-nightmares-review|accessdate=12 February 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 May 2011}}
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