Mary Beard's Forbidden Art - Series 1

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Vile Bodies

1 - Vile Bodies

Air Date: February 3, 2022

Mary Beard explores ways artists have shown 'forbidden' aspects of the human body – including scenes of sex, violence, death and even defecation - and interviews the artist Tracey Emin.

To See or Not to See?

2 - To See or Not to See?

Air Date: February 10, 2022

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