Time Out New York peels back the curtain and takes a look at the mysterious world of art models, interviewing two New York women who make a living undressed.

As an added bonus, the piece includes a photo gallery of each model holding a few poses, both while clothed and nude. Because in order to really understand these girls, we need to see them at work, right?

· NYC art-school models (newyork.timeout.com)

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