Photography Steve SchapiroArt & PhotographyNewsA Bachelor-esque dating show for artists is looking for contestantsCalling all arty LA localsShareLink copied ✔️August 24, 2019Art & PhotographyNewsTextThom Waite It’s no secret that the art scene has long been a place for wealthy, successful actresses to scout out wealthy, successful dealers (see: Jennifer Lawrence and New York gallerist Cooke Maroney, who are engaged, or if you want to go back a bit further, the troubled but meteoric relationship of Edie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol). And why wouldn’t they? It’s also no secret that reality TV is determined to dissect every interesting part of our culture and possibly leave it in tatters. It’s not too much of a logical leap, then, to imagine the rumoured Bachelor-style artworld dating show that could be coming to our screens in the near future. Earlier this week a post was spotted on the Los Angeles Art Opportunities Facebook page – which either sounds great or very sketchy – advertising: “single Bachelors Artist between the ages of 35 and 45, above 5’7’’ and any race.” The post also specifies someone, “single, a Los Angeles local, involved in the arts community at some capacity and non-union.” If you fit that description, email with your “name, contact, full body pic of yourself and what you’re looking for in a woman,” I guess. Don’t forget to include what your role is in the art world. Everyone else that doesn’t, tragically, fit into that very specific, elite set, will just have to wait on what is hopefully going to be a fiesta of expensive wine, art openings, and romantic gossip. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe waitress who disrupted the British Museum’s ball shares her storyThe Renaissance meets sci-fi in Isaac Julien’s new cinematic installationMagnum and Aperture have just launched a youth-themed print saleArt Basel Paris: 7 emerging artists to have on your radarInside Tyler Mitchell’s new blockbuster exhibition in ParisAn insider’s portrait of life as a young male modelRay Ban MetaIn pictures: Jefferson Hack launches new exhibition with exclusive eventArt to see this week if you’re not going to Frieze 2025Here’s what not to miss at Frieze 2025Portraits of sex workers just before a ‘charged encounter’Captivating photos of queer glamour in 70s New YorkThis erotic photobook archives a decade of queer intimacy