“Into this history [of life classes] steps Iggy Pop. Like all models before him, he takes up a pose

“Into this history [of life classes] steps Iggy Pop. Like all models before him, he takes up a pose in front of a room of artists who set out to capture on paper what they see. He is male and well-built, and his revealing body shows the muscles beneath the skin. He is punctual, displays no temperament, and does not fidget. The instructor sets the model’s position, and the time-honored process of pose, rest, pose again is followed. If he moves for any reason, to scratch, to cough, to drink a glass of water, he is able to return to the original pose, helped by a spot marked on the wall that Deller has directed him to look at. Though they find it hard to put into words, artists are convinced that good models exist. Everyone agrees: Iggy Pop is a good model.” —Art Historian, Frances Brozello on Iggy Pop Life Class by Jeremy DellerJeremy Deller (British, born 1966 Charlotte Segall (American, born 1983.) Untitled (Seated Pose) from Iggy Pop Life Class by Jeremy Deller, 2016. Opaque watercolors on polypropylene, 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 2016.3.19e. © artist or artist’s estate -- source link

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