In the early spring of 1977, while largely both ensconced in an apartment building in West Berlin, Iggy Pop and David Bowie set out on the road together to promote Pop’s solo debut The Idiot. Bowie became a member of Pop’s band for the six-week jaunt promoting the album playing the piano, keyboards, and providing backing vocals. Unlike today in the world of smartphones where fans around the world would have a video the moment Bowie stepped on stage, most of audience had no prior knowledge that he was part of Iggy’s group.
Featured on this official screenprint are Iggy Pop's iconic concerts at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 21st and 22nd. On that night, the Godfather of Punk had clearly got his mojo back as he sounded refreshed and invigorated, with his raw and impassioned lead vocals leading the band with unabashed fervor. The concerts were also recorded and became part of Iggy's live album TV Eye Live 1977.
Artist Akiko Stehrenberger illustrated this print, which, like much of her work, you may have to look long and hard at to catch an awesome hidden in-plain-sight design element:
I wanted to create something as in your face and raw as The Godfather of Punk himself. Iggy Pop’s performances are as iconic as his music. He invented the stage dive and his contorted, shirtless dance moves often consisted of backbends (which I was able to subtly add in the shadow of his nose and brow.) I also wanted to nod at xeroxed punk fliers and color waves of this era. - Akiko Stehrenberger
Details on the poster Size: 18" x 24" Edition Size: 150 Paper: French Cougar White Five Color Screenprint Hand Numbered Holographic sticker on back of print for authenticity
On sale Tuesday March 30 at 2pm EDT in the Iconic Collectionzz Store.
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