Back in the mists of time, in March 1978, a group of us headed off to West Runton Pavilion to see Iggy Pop. For those of you not from Norfolk, West Runton is a small seaside town in North Norfolk. In the 70’s, if a band came to Norfolk then it was either to the University of East Anglia in Norwich, for which you needed a student union card to attend, or to the Pavilion at West Runton. One of us liberated a life size cut out of Iggy from Robin’s Records in Norwich that took up residence in our sixth form common room. This sculpture by Stephen Haines, in this year’s summer exhibition at the Royal Academy, made me feel 16 again!
That’s an excellent likeness of Iggy, in his trademark shirtless state. He has always one of these people who has looked permanently about 10-15 years older than he actually is, hasn’t he?
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When I was 16 he looked soooooo old!
That is an amazing sculpture. I remember the bands doing the Uni tours so well
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Does it still happen? Or is it one of those changed things!
I recognised Iggy from the thumbnail! What awesome memories to recount. #MySundayPhoto
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Happy Days!
It could almost be Iggy Pop covered in clay! I am in awe of anyone who can create something like this. An excellent likeness.
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I love the way that he has been placed just inside the door as if he is about to walk out
It’s very lifelike, isn’t it? Who knew West Runton was the place to be? Hehe. #MySundayPhoto
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It seemed pretty amazing even at the time
Iggy is so iconic, even from the tiny thumbnail you could see it was him. He’s so rugged and “lived-in”! Great sculpture, if a bit spooky all in grey.
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Painted might be even spookier?!
Blimey that likeness is amazing. Amazing work of art
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Almost as if he has been blasted with Matt grey and is about to leap out
What a fabulous sculpture – it looks so lifelike.
Oh wow! That is a fantastic sculpture. So lifelike x
That is good but I actually find it a touch creepy too… because it is so good!
I’m so jealous you saw him in his prime. Amazing sculpture!
OMG this is incredible almost real its a bit spooky x
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I tried talking to him but he didn’t reply!
Thats so him! Lovely scuplture and thanks for sharing =) #mysundayphoto
I’m a historian of ancient art working on how critics, artists, and Iggy himself draw connections between Iggy and antiquity: “American Caesar”; Iggy’s famous description of his music as “Dionysic, if you know the difference between Dionysic and Apollonian art”; Dionysus as Iggy in the play Karaoke Bacchae; and much more. Stephen Haines’s statue is so classicizing! I’m wondering what the material is: plaster?
Bronze?
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As far as I remember but to be sure probably best to ask the artist
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Hello I think that it is Bronze