Dimensions: support: 640 x 641 mm
Copyright: © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: Here we have Robert Mapplethorpe's photograph of Iggy Pop. It’s a stark, black and white image, and Iggy Pop’s expression is so raw. What do you make of this portrait? Curator: Mapplethorpe, within his predominantly queer gaze, often framed his subjects in ways that challenged conventional masculinity. How do you think Iggy Pop's persona, already transgressive, is further complicated here? Editor: That’s interesting. I guess it’s about vulnerability versus the wild man image he cultivated. Curator: Exactly. The subversion of expectations is key. This is about power, its performance, and who gets to define it. Editor: I hadn't considered the queer gaze aspect so directly. Thank you.
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This black and white photograph is a portrait of Iggy Pop, the American musician and actor often referred to as the ‘Godfather of Punk’. The tight cropping of the photograph ensures only Pop’s head and bare shoulders are visible against a plain grey background. Pop faces the camera with wide open eyes and an apparently gasping mouth revealing his crooked lower teeth. His short, dark, tousled hair frames his face and neck.
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