Mary Beard's Forbidden Art

Season 12022

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'.

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2 Episodes

    E01 Vile Bodies

    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.

    February 3, 2022

    E02 To See or Not to See?

    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.

    February 10, 2022
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