If Its Got Naked People, RuPaul Is In

Published: July 26, 2017, 4 p.m.

A dozen dancers rolling around in their underwear, rubbing raw chickens and fish on each other. No, it\u2019s not some weird \u201860s porn, it\u2019s 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...\nAlso featuring: Thomas Lax\nView the artwork from this episode at\xa0wnyc.org/performance\n---\nAbout the podcast:\xa0\nFrom 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"\u2019s Abbi Jacobson, this 10-episode series explores everything from Pop art to performance in lively conversations with curators, artists, and Abbi\u2019s friends, including Hannibal Buress, Tavi Gevinson, RuPaul, and Questlove.\nProduced by WNYC Studios.\xa0www.wnycstudios.org