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Cool Stuff - Anthony SternPhotographs of Iggy by Anthony Stern. Iggy is the 1960s model and girlfriend of Syd who appeared on the back of The Madcap Laughs album cover. These photographs can be seen at the Ruskin Gallery, as part of The Other Room exhibition, until November 2nd, 2008. All images are on sale, signed, numbered and framed: £225 for the Triptychs, individual pictures for £175 (plus postage). Contact Anthony Stern anthony@anthonysternglass.com for more information. Thumbnail panels:
 About Iggy"Iggy was terrific fun to be with and to photograph. I knew her before she was introduced to Syd by Jenny Spires, and I remember walking through Battersea Park in the early mornings together. On another occasion I made a short film of her dancing in Russell Square, which, again, portrays her as the ultimate flower-child. I re-discovered these photographs in my cellar in an old suitcase a few months ago. All the optical effects were obtained in-camera. The colour images of Iggy were taken on a houseboat at Chelsea Reach. In the background you can see Lots Road Power Station. The distortions were achieved were used using a flexible mirror material called malinex, as well as a magnifying fresnel screen. I have presented these images at the Ruskin Gallery as triptychs, because they remind me of Francis Bacon images in the same format." Anthony Stern San Francisco (1968): A short film with music by Pink Floyd San Francisco was a response to hearing “Interstellar Overdrive”. I’d been given a copy of the first recording by Peter Jenner, and I was absolutely overwhelmed by its cinematic potential. I’d had a number of conversations with Syd and Peter Wynne Wilson about the fusion of image and music whilst hanging out on the Underground scene. The Pink Floyd lightshows at UFO and other venues represented to me the birth of a completely new art form. The LSD-triggered Psychedelic experience found its ultimate expression in the fusion of sight and sound, which achieves a visceral effect on the experiencer. It was my intention to make a film that captured this ephemeral phenomenon and made it permanent. San Francisco (1968) will be showing at the Centre at St Paul's on Thursday, October 30th at 8pm with an Introduction by Anthony Stern. No booking required. Tickets are free.
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