about 5 years ago i saw an exhibit in london and i think ‘bodies’ is the same. at least both seem to be preserved bodies which have had the skin removed, were posed, and sometimes sliced through. i thought it was amazing & fascinating. there was the undercurrent of scandal… it seems the bodies mainly came from china & it was very unclear as to if they were willing participants. i thought it was also funny that you could sign paperwork saying you wanted to donate your body to the exhibit when you died but you had to pay for the privledge of doing so.
anyway… i think this ‘bodies’ is the same exhibit (with a different name) and it’s headed to nyc in november (at the seaport). definitely go check it out. it’s pretty amazing.