Mary Beard's Forbidden Art

Network:BBC Two

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S01E02 - "To See or Not to See?"

Aired on Feb 10, 2022, 9:00 PM

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Description

Art that challenges, questions and appals. Professor Mary Beard confronts controversial works tackling such unsettling subjects that they've been fought over, removed or 'forbidden'.

Details

Status: Running
Language: English
Runtime: 60 min
Premiered: February 3, 2022
Schedule: Thursday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 2 Episodes)

Vile Bodies

Mary Beard explores ways artists have shown 'forbidden' aspects of the human body Ă˘â‚¬â€ś including scenes of sex, violence, death and even defecation - and interviews the artist Tracey Emin.

Feb 3, 2022

60 min

To See or Not to See?

Mary Beard explores how art and artists challenge viewers to confront ideas and opinions which, for all sorts of reasons, we would rather not face up to.

Feb 10, 2022