Classic paintings in drag

via Mother Jones, this is a cute concept for a music video: the mostly-male Swedish French band Hold Your Horses re-enact major works of art.

70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L’Ogre on Vimeo.

Seeing these men adopting the roles of both men and women in classical paintings really serves to highlight the Guerrilla Girls’ points about how women frequently appear in art: naked. Another lesson in why drag can be so powerful. It really makes you see gender norms in a new way.

Oh, and fun music for a Friday afternoon!