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Vile Bodies

Vile Bodies

★ 5.0/10•1998•Documentary
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Documentary miniseries about contemporary artists who create challenging views of the human body. One of a 3-part series exploring how contemporary photography is challenging some of our deepest-held taboos about the human body. "American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin discusses his dark visions of human bodies.

Edmund Coulthard · Writer

James Kent · Director

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 23, 1998

Episodes

E1

Naked

Joel-Peter Witkin reveals the motivations for his dark visions of deformed bodies; Jenny Saville discusses how her work challenges stereotypes of the female body; John Coplans presents his monumental black-and-white self-portraits, which celebrate the unexpected beauty and grandeur of an old man's naked body.

Mar 23, 1998

E2

Kids

An exploration of the work of photographers such as Sally Mann, Collier Shorr, Jouko Lehtola and Wendy Ewald who are pushing back the boundaries surrounding the traditional family snapshot pictures of childhood with bold and sometimes dark portraits.

Mar 30, 1998

E3

The Dead

An examination of how photographers confront taking pictures of the dead. Among those featured are forensic photographer DC John Yearnshire, New York-based artist Andreas Serrano, young photographer Sue Fox and British artist Nick Waplington.

Apr 4, 1998

Actors

John Coplans

Self

Edmund Coulthard

Edmund Coulthard

Self

Jenny Saville

Self

Joel-Peter Witkin

Self

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