Spencer Tunick
In this revealing follow-up to the 2001 HBO presentation Naked States: America Undercover, the fearless cameras of "America Undercover" follow flesh photographer Spencer Tunick as he attempts to achieve his ambitious goal of photographing naked people on all seven continents. By photographing nude people both individually and in large groups across the globe, the controversial Tunick explores the role that nudity plays in various cultures and encourages discussion in the ongoing debate about nudity in legitimate art. With just one year to achieve his ambitious goal and nine countries to visit, Tunick offers a compelling look at a variety of cultures and the key role that the human form has played in art throughout the ages. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Spencer Tunick is a photographer who made a name for himself with his artful studies of nudes, photographed on the sly in public places within full view of bystanders. Tunick's work won him public recognition, critical acclaim, and a number of arrests when police interrupted him and his subjects in the midst of photo shoots. In 1999, Tunick set out on a new project -- a set of fifty nude portraits, one photographed in each of America's fifty states, with the subject of each picture being a citizen of the state in question. Filmmaker Arlene Donnelly followed Tunick on his journey, and Naked States is a documentary look at the artist and his work, which also provides a glimpse at both the minds and bodies of the models he finds from coast to coast. Naked States was produced for the premium cable network HBO and was also shown as part of the 2000 American Film Institute Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Spencer Tunick
