Taking A (Third) Position

[London, March 12. Image via Getty]

[London, March 12. Image via Getty]

If you assumed women in the great Pop Art Era were generally relegated to "muse" status (and I did, because I know shit all about art) allow this nice man (from Philadelphia, of course) to set you straight. [WaPo]
Chuck Close's 2003 daguerrotype of Kate Moss nude (originally published in W) is being auctioned at Christie's. The estimated price is $11,400-$16,300; a signed nine-print set of the photos fetched $166,567 in 2007 (link NSFW). [WWD]