A film in which a satirical artist lip-syncs to a Christmas message from the Queen is going on show at the National Gallery.
Rachel Maclean lip-syncs to recorded excerpts from the Queen’s first televised Christmas broadcast in 1957.
The Lion And The Unicorn “shines an irreverent light on Scottish-English relations”.
The 2012 short film sees Scottish artist Maclean standing in a library, wearing heavy make-up and dressed in costume.
The National Gallery in London’s Trafalgar Square (John Stillwell/PA)
The artist is known for using elaborate masks and prostheses made from latex and silicone in her dark and comical films, which explore collective and individual identities.
Rachel Maclean: In Dialogue With The National Gallery runs from November 29 2018 to February 3 2019.
Film of artist lip-syncing to Queen’s Christmas message going on show
