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Is this nude of Donald Trump subversive or just a cheap shot?

q's visual arts correspondent R.M. Vaughn on why Ilma Gore's Trump portrait is not on display in the States and the impact of protest art.
'Make America Great Again' 11" x 14" pastel pencils, 2016. (Illma Gore)

q's visual arts correspondent R.M. Vaughan joins Shad to discuss Ilma Gore's nude Trump portrait, titled Make America Great Again. The piece is currently on display at the Maddox Gallery in London because it could not be shown in the States due to the number of violent threats Gore received from Trump supporters.

Now that there are buyers interested in the portrait, Gore is receiving even more threats — lawsuits.

This isn't the only piece of Trump art, and even Canada is no stranger to protest art — like the now famous nude portrait of Stephen Harper — but do these pieces have a real impact on politics?