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The Scapegoat, (detail), 1854–1855, oil on canvas by William Holman Hunt (1827–1910), photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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Still from RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Season 3, Episode 5 – ‘Pop Art Ball’

Still from RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Season 3, Episode 5 – ‘Pop Art Ball’
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Art Matters podcast: the art of RuPaul’s Drag Race

We explore the hit show as a fierce example of drag as performance art.

An art print of 'Female Nude' by Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920), photo credit: The Courtauld Gallery

An art print of 'Female Nude' by Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920)
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    Study for 'Branded', 1982, oil on paper, 100.3 x 74.4 cm by Jenny Saville (b.1970). Purchased (Henry and Sula Walton Fund), 2017, © Jenny Saville, photo credit: National Galleries of Scotland

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