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The Anatomists
Featuring the work of a German artist-anatomist, Professor Gunther von Hagens and his plastination process.
channel4.com/anatomists

Anatomy of Disgust
Examines the nature of the human emotion of disgust, including towards some art forms and artists.
channel4.com/anatomyofdisgust

Beware Live Art
Examines the live and performance art scene and its leading artists.
channel4.com/liveart

Damien Hirst: Superstar
A look at the controversial British artists life and work.
channel4.com/damienhirst

Hello Culture
This website maps our own cultural moment. Seeing what connects to what.
channel4.com/helloculture

Turner Prize 2005
Information about the Turner Prize 2005 with profiles of the artists shortlisted.
channel4.com/turner

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Featured Artists

Franko B
Website of the famous performance artist.
www.franko-b.com

Franko B at the Tate Modern
Details of Franko B's performances at the Tate Modern in London.
www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/liveculture/frankob.htm

Orlan
Orlan's personal website in which the artist introduces herself and her work – 'This is my body ... This is my software ...'.
www.orlan.net

Ron Athey
Athey's personal website.
www.ronathey.com

Radical Art & Artists

Bill Viola
The Bill Voila website.
www.billviola.com

Damien Hirst
Site with tons of informaton about Hirst.
http://dh.ryoshuu.com

Damien Hirst: Artchive
More images and information on the controversial artist.
www.artchive.com/artchive/H/hirst.html

Joshua Sofaer
The artist's homepage featuring articles and extensive documentation of works.
www.joshuasofaer.com

Hermann Nitsch
The Austrian artist uses slaughtered animals in his 'actions', some of which last days and involve many people — and have been the focus of much controversy.
www.nitsch.org

High Performance
Archive of the LA-based performance art magazine.
www.apionline.org/hp.html

Michelle Griffiths
This website features photographs and drawings of past performances and the artist's CV.
www.michellegriffiths.co.uk

Robert Mapplethorpe
Listing for Robert Mapplethorpe features a succinct biography and images of work in the Guggenheim collection.
www.guggenheimcollection.org

Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
Biography of Maplethorpe including his work, life and exhibitions.
www.mapplethorpe.org

Stelarc
The work of the Australian-based performance artist whose work 'explores and extends the concept of the body and its relationship with technology through human-machine interfaces'.
www.stelarc.va.com.au

Tracey Emin
Artcyclopedia portal site with links to sources on Emin.
www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/emin_tracey.html

Tracey Emin: Biography
Biography of the artist.
http://collection.britishcouncil.org/html/artist/artist.aspx?id=18282

On TV
The Human Canvas will be shown on C4:
Tues, 14th March, 11.05pm
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