NYC ‘Iron Man’ art stunt
Brooklyn’s very own Iron Man is swooping in to battle evil, one wrinkled shirt at a time.
He may not look like Robert Downey Jr. (who stars as Tony Stark in the “Iron Man” movie series), but artist James Hook has vowed to combat as much crinkled garb as he can get his Black & Decker iron on as part of his performanceart piece next month.
“I was ironing one day and it just occurred to me that I was enjoying myself so much that I wanted to share it with people,” the father of three told The Post. “The only way to make peace with dull tasks is to learn to love them.” The Leonardo da laun
dry, 46, believes the act of ironing in public will help him learn to “love ironing on a really deep level.”
“It’s the same as having a good orgasm,” Hook said. “It can be achieved individually, but a loving orgasm can only be shared with another person.”
The domestic superhero will set up his ironing board in the back of Pete’s Candy Store bar in Williamsburg every Tuesday night in July, and will iron anything and everything the public brings him.
“If someone brought me a classic 1920s silk pleated skirt I think my heart would come up in my throat, and I may have to have a glass of water, but I’d take on the challenge,” Hook said.
His favorite fabric to flatten is a white oxford shirt.
“Getting between the buttons is exciting and fascinating and when it’s done it looks so perfect, crisp and clean,” he said.
Hook plans to sport a white lab coat and play progressive rock favorites like Robert Fripp for the debut of his ironing odyssey, but will test out several outfits and soundtracks for the remainder of his performances, which run from 9 p.m. to midnight.
It won’t be Hook’s first domestic demonstration; he organized a dish-washing competition in May.