Vile Bodies

Name: Vile Bodies
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1998-03-23
Rating: 5
Cast: John Coplans, Edmund Coulthard, Jenny Saville, Joel-Peter Witkin

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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.

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StatusEnded

First AiredMarch 23, 1998

Last AiredApril 4, 1998

Seasons1

Episodes3

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Keywords

painting photography controversy miniseries art

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Last Episode

S1 E3 • 4/4/1998

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