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,
, recorded street protests by the
Guerrilla Girls
Guerrilla Girls is an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985 with the mission of bringing gender and racial inequality into focus within t ...
and a visit to the Gramercy Art Fair. The show was noted for having "a gonzo, nobody’s-watching-anyway spirit
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New York artist
Walter Robinson was also a correspondent for the show.
Documentary
The show was turned into a documentary film made in 2008
called Guest of Cindy Sherman, where Paul H-O documents his life as the boyfriend of New York artist
Cindy Sherman. The film has been called "a requiem for a time before big money ruined the art world."
References
1993 American television series debuts
2003 American television series endings
1990s American documentary television series
2000s American documentary television series