Art Safari
Season 2
Award-winning writer and director Ben Lewis, a self-confessed “art geek”, takes an off-beat tour around the fringes of contemporary art.
Where to Watch Art Safari • Season 2
4 Episodes
- Wim Delvoye: Is This S***Art?E1
Wim Delvoye: Is This S***Art?Ben Lewis returns for a new series travelling the world in search of contemporary art. He begins by looking at the work of controversial Belgian artist Wim Delvoye, whose work includes Cloaca, a machine based on the human digestive system. Delvoye is now tattooing pictures onto pigs - so the presenter decides to see how much a similar mural etched on his own back would fetch. - Santiago Sierra: Art v GlobalisationE2
Santiago Sierra: Art v GlobalisationBen Lewis looks at the work of controversial Spanish artist Santiago Sierra, who has recreated his downbeat view of the globalised economy and corruption in the art world by paying drug users to tattoo a line across their backs and filling a German museum with mud. Ben follows Sierra across the world from Hanover to Seoul to Dubai. - Takashi Murakami: Toying with ArtE4
Takashi Murakami: Toying with ArtBen Lewis concludes the series in Tokyo, where he examines the work of whimsical artist Takashi Murakami. The Japanese designer's pieces include giant toys, Louis Vuitton handbags and inflatable sculptures, and his artworks appear on everything from mousemats to chocolate - a move that led to him being nicknamed the Warhol of the 21st century.