This document discusses how artists have used the body as a theme in visual art after 1980. It covers topics like beauty and the grotesque, performance, and the posthuman. It provides examples of works by artists from different time periods, cultures and backgrounds that reference the body in various ways. Some key works mentioned include Antony Gormley's Still Standing intervention at the Hermitage Museum, Wangechi Mutu's Lizard Love installation, and Hannah Bronte's Heala mixed media piece. The document suggests assignments for students to consider the body and produce works derived from bodily actions or cultural backgrounds.