Iggy Pop Is the Nude Subject of a Life Drawing Class
On Feb. 21, rock legend Iggy Pop posed nude for a class of 21 artists for a life drawing class at the New York Academy of Art. The workshop is a project called The Iggy Pop Life Class organized by British artist Jeremy Deller in collaboration with the Brooklyn Museum.
In conceptualizing the class, Deller considered both the life drawing class as a fundamental aspect of an artistic education and Pop’s own sedimented position within rock history. Deller explains of the project:
“The life class is a special place in which to scrutinize the human form. As the bedrock of art education and art history, it is still the best way to understand the body. For me it makes perfect sense for Iggy Pop to be the subject of a life class; his body is central to an understanding of rock music and its place within American culture. His body has witnessed much and should be documented.”
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