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The three finalists, Abdi, Peregrine, and Miles, march towards the big finale!
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Abdi surveys the scene and is ready to "go all out" for this final challenge, but he's admittedly nervous.
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Peregrine is excited to be back in New York and to show her exhibit the Brooklyn museum (with a Miles-inspired haircut!)
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Peregrine nervously opens the shipping crates with her artwork to see if anything was damaged in transit.
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Peregrine gets to work unpacking her pieces and sets up for the big finale show!
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Peregrine unpacks her bees wax pony mold, which has survived the journey to the finale at the Brooklyn museum.
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Miles unpacks his screen prints, which are abstractions of a photograph taken of a homeless man.
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Abdi still has a lot of work left to do on his sculptures, which have a lot of residual molding left on their exteriors.
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Miles' OCD starts to kick in as he sets up for the final show.
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Miles finalizes the placement of his prints.
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Abdi wants to continue his "exploration of the human figure" in his final gallery, inverting color to catch the eyes of the judges.
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Abdi, Miles, and Peregrine meet with mentor Simon de Pury and executive producer, Sarah Jessica Parker.
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Simon de Pury and Sarah Jessica Parker give the three finalists a word of encouragement before the final gallery opening.
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Peregrine puts the finishing touches on her display.
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Peregrine discusses her installation with a gallery attendee.
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The judging panel assembles, and China Chow introduces the challenge guest judge, David LaChapelle.
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China Chow, Bill Powers, and guest judge David LaChapelle admire the pictures Miles took with his iPhone of elderly White Castle patrons.
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David LaChapelle gives his critique of the exhibit.
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Simon de Pury and Sarah Jessica Parker discuss the "wonderful madness" that is Miles' work!
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Sarah Jessica Parker is impressed with Peregrine's exhibit, the carnivalesque "Fair Game."
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The judges review Peregrine's wax pony mold at her exhibition, "Fair Game."
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Peregrine proud with her successful transformation of the gallery space.
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Abdi explains how he's grown and changed as a artist and a person over the span of the show.
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Peregrine explains how she explored death and innocence with simplicity and whimsy.
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The final three, Miles, Abdi, and Peregrine, strike a pose outside their gallery opening.
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Miles explains how his exhibit is based on three photographs he took of a homeless man, who died two days after the pictures were taken.
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Bill Powers suggests that Peregrine's exhibit tries to do too much, and should have been edited.
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Abdi hoped to convey a new angle on established themes, and the judges were impressed with the striking beauty of his pieces.
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Bill wondered if Abdi's sketchbook display was a little too "art school."
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The judges assemble for their finale crit.
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Will it be Miles' pixelations, Abdi's exploration of spiritual themes, or Peregrine's carnival-themed scatter art that takes the grand prize?
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China tells Miles that he did not win the competition, because while he gave a fascinating look at the inner workings of his mind, his exhibit still felt like a work in progress.
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Jerry Saltz congratulates Peregrine on an amazing exhibit, and Bill Powers tells Abdi that the panel was impressed with his hand, but ultimately won over by his heart.
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Abdi is declared the next great American artist!
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The panel congratulates Abdi on his win, and Abdi reveals his plan to give the prize money to his mom!
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