This Art Works! Making art for bees and turning porn into butterflies

The Head takes us to a new exhibit at the latest BUZZ-ing art gallery, but the paintings don't seem to be visible to the usual gallery patrons. Artist Marjan Verstappen reveals her paintings — which are only visible to the eyes of the honeybees. Tough Guy Mountain's Ivan Phone wants to support the arts with an economical commission for his lounge, but fellow executive Ashlee Holograph disagrees. Meanwhile, artist Julius Poncelet Manapul decides to take gay porn representing Western standards of beauty through a metamorphosis.

There are artists who make pretty pictures to hang on your mantle. This Art Works! is not about those artists. A new original series for CBC Arts, This Art Works! is a subversively surreal showcase of provocative projects by Canadian artists tackling today's most pressing and controversial issues. Using a variety of artistic methods (ball-gags, street signs, blanket forts and menstrual blood just to name a few), the artists let their imaginations run wild to make art work for social change. With a supporting cast of comedians, This Art Works! fuses the wholesomeness of children's television with an absurdist comedic bent, creating a bizarre world unlike any other.

Created by art collective Madeleine Co. and produced in partnership with OCAD University, This Art Works! is the gleeful mix of '90s nostalgia, comedy and contemporary art practice you didn't know you needed. Watch the full season online now!