Vile Bodies

All Episodes 1998

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  • 1998-03-23T00:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 2h 6m (3 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Channel 4 Television
  • Documentary
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.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

1998-03-23T00:00:00Z

1x01 Naked

Series Premiere

1x01 Naked

  • 1998-03-23T00:00:00Z42m

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.

1998-03-29T23:00:00Z

1x02 Kids

1x02 Kids

  • 1998-03-29T23:00:00Z42m

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.

1998-04-03T23:00:00Z

1x03 The Dead

1x03 The Dead

  • 1998-04-03T23:00:00Z42m

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.

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