Author Luke Jennings on his Killing Eve trilogy, Disgusting artworks, Maggie Gyllenhaal on The Deuce
How have artists and film-makers used disgust in their work to both enthral and repel the viewer?
Author Luke Jennings on his Killing Eve novels, which inspired the recent television series. Jennings reveals what motivated him to create the ruthless assassin, Villanelle, and Eve, the agent hunting her, and the somewhat bizarre relationship the two of them seem to have.
Revulsion is one of the strongest human reactions and if art is designed to instil an emotional response in the viewer, what is the role of disgust in art? As Halloween approaches we explore what makes us disgusted and how artists have used disgust to enthral or repel audiences. We speak to artist Andrea Hasler, whose wax-based sculptures re-imagine luxury goods like handbags with raw fleshy innards, along with art critic Estelle Lovatt and horror fan Kim Newman to explore the role of disgust in visual art and film.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is currently starring in second series The Deuce, a television drama which charts the rise of the porn industry in 1970s New York. We speak to the actress about why she fought to be a producer on the show and what difference that has made both on screen and on set.
Presenter: Stig Abell
Producer: Hannah Robins
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Luke Jennings
by Luke Jennings is out on 25 October 2018 in hardback, as a downloadable audio file, and as an E-Book.
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Main image above: Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and Eve (Sandra Oh) from the 成人快手 TVseries Killing Eve.
Image credit: 成人快手/Sid Gentle Films/Jason Bell
Image to the left: Luke Jennings
Image credit: Nick Fallowfield-Cooper
Disgust in the arts
Image: Andrea Hasler, at Andrea Hasler, 'Burdens of Excess' installation at Gusford Los Angeles.
Image credit: Andrea Hasler/Gusford Gallery, Los Angeles
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The Deuce is available to download from Sky Atlantic.
Image Maggie Gyllenhall as Candy in The Deuce.
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