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If It’s Got Naked People, RuPaul Is In

If It’s Got Naked People, RuPaul Is In

Update: 2017-07-26
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A dozen dancers rolling around in their underwear, rubbing raw chickens and fish on each other. No, it’s not some weird ‘60s porn, it’s a performance -- Abbi talks with the feminist artist behind the piece, Carolee Schneemann. Performance art like this can be a bit funny, a bit confusing, and definitely weird. Who better to get to the bottom of it than RuPaul? He and Abbi also watch a performance by Yoko Ono, where she sat alone on stage and invited members of the audience to cut her clothes off...


Also featuring: Thomas Lax


View the artwork from this episode at wnyc.org/performance


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About the podcast: 


From WNYC Studios and MoMA, A Piece of Work is everything you want to know about modern and contemporary art but were afraid to ask. Hosted by "Broad City"’s Abbi Jacobson, this 10-episode series explores everything from Pop art to performance in lively conversations with curators, artists, and Abbi’s friends, including Hannibal Buress, Tavi Gevinson, RuPaul, and Questlove.


Produced by WNYC Studios. www.wnycstudios.org

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If It’s Got Naked People, RuPaul Is In

If It’s Got Naked People, RuPaul Is In

WNYC Studios, MoMA