![]() Back in 1979 he appeared full-frontal stark naked on the cover of Dennis Cooper’s literary zine Little Caesar. It’s hardly daring by Iggy’s standards - the rock legend hasn’t worn a proper top in years. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. The resulting drawings are to go on display at the Brooklyn Museum this autumn, in a show titled Iggy Pop Life Class. The class was organized by the Brooklyn Museum and conceived by artist Jeremy Deller. The book features an introduction by Deller, an interview with Pop about his rationale for participating in this project and an essay on the practice of life drawing in art history and the studio. Iggy Pop Life Class, 2016 Twenty-one artists, from all walks of life, gathered at the New York Academy of Art on Sunday, February 21, 2016, for a special life drawing class with a guest model, American rock legend Iggy Pop. Iggy Pop Life Class includes drawings by all participating artists, ranging from five-minute sketches to studies to presentation drawings-107 works in all. Also included are candid photos of the process alongside comparative works from the Brooklyn Museum’s collections. Twenty-one artists, from all walks of life, gathered at the New York Academy of Art on Sunday, February 21, 2016, for a special life drawing class with a guest model: American rock legend Iggy Pop. The result of a one-day nude life drawing class at the New York Academy of Art, for which Pop was. Iggy Pop Life Class includes drawings by all participating artists, with works ranging from five-minute sketches to studies to presentation drawings―107 works in all. The class was held at the New York Academy of Art and included twenty-two artists drawn from New York City’s diverse communities, ranging in age from 19 to 80, with varying backgrounds and levels of education and experience. Iggy Pop Life Class opens tomorrow at the Brooklyn Museum. In stark contrast to his kinetic stage persona, Pop methodically posed nude on a different kind of stage, whilst the participating artists―representing New York’s diverse community and ranging from 19 to 70 years of age―depicted his body in the wide-ranging styles expected from a mix of students, practicing artists and retirees. Iggy Pop goes Naked for Life Class The life class is a special place in which to scrutinize the human form. On Sunday February 21, 2016, 21 artists from all walks of life gathered at the New York Academy of Art for a special life drawing class with a guest model: American rock legend Iggy Pop.
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