This week the teams met Trump on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art where he gave them their next assignment. Trump told each team to pick an artist to represent. They would then sell that artist's work at a gallery. The team that made the most money would win. The team that made the least money would... well, you know the drill.
Both teams met with several young and emerging artists, including one who incorporated hair and toenail clippings into his art. He wanted to make sure "every work is authenticated by genetic materials." Members of each team disagreed about with artist to go with but pulled together once each project manager made his choice. Protégé's project manager, Kwame, decided to take a risk and go with an artist named Meghan. Many of her pieces featured twin sisters, Psyche and Smut, who lived in a city ruled by frogs and their concubines. Although her work was provacative, Kwame chose her because her price points were higher than those of the other artists they looked at. He felt they could sell fewer pieces and still win. Protégé went with an artist named Andrei who painted nature-based abstracts. Nick liked him because he explained his work to him clearly, even though Nick doesn't know much about art.
Once Protégé made their decision, Kwame and Troy took to the streets to hand out invitations to the show. Heidi and Omarosa headed to the gallery to help Meghan hang her art. George showed up and asked them why they picked Meghan. Omarosa answered that she has an extensive following and has been cooperative. George, talking to the camera, said that selling provacative art is a gamble, but it's a business gamble. Heidi asked Meghan about the meanings behind the different pieces. She didn't seem to understand what Meghan told her, but she vowed to learn to like it.
When Heidi and Omarosa left the gallery, Omarosa wanted to get something to eat. She wanted to have a sit-down lunch but Heidi didn't want to waste time. They argued on a street corner, calling Troy and Kwame on their cell phone. Heidi commented that Heidi and Omarosa's fighting kept the team on an emotional roller coaster.
It was the night of the show and Versacorp's Nick was cool as a cucumber as he set up a table of hors d'oeuvres and champagne. "As a leader, you shouldn't show you are concerned," Nick said. Bill wasn't quite as calm as he wondered if people would shell out $4000 on a painting. He lamented that no one he knows has that kind of money. The members of the team became more positive after Bill sold the first painting.
Things did not go well in the gallery for Protégé. Those attending Meghan's show seemed amused by her work, but not actually interested in purchasing it. Omarosa complained about her teammates' lack of knowledge about art. After Heidi incorrectly described one work, the gallery owner suggested the team communicate with the artist.
