Auteur(s)

Sue Tilley

Uitgever, jaar

London : Thames & Hudson, 2025

Omvang

320 p., geïllustreerd, 20 cm.

ISBN

9780500298558

From his arrival in London in 1980 to his death from AIDS in 1994, artist, performer, musician, club promoter and fashion designer Leigh Bowery led an extraordinary life. In this biography, Leigh’s closest confidante Sue Tilley describes Bowery's journey as a creative young gay kid growing up in the Melbourne suburbs who burst onto the vibrant London club scene of the 1980s and changed it forever. Tilley’s personal account of her life with Leigh paints a vivid picture of 80s hedonistic pop culture, and offers irreverent anecdotes of the London art world, particularly of Leigh’s close relationship with Lucian Freud, who painted Leigh many times from 1990 onwards. This edition is updated with new photographs and a chapter by Tilley, reflecting on Bowery’s legacy.

Persoon als onderwerp

Leigh Bowery, Lucian Freud

Trefwoorden

queer / queerness , queerness , fashion

Geografische locatie

London

Locatie in de bibliotheek

Kast 30 - 5: Seksualiteit ; gender en ruimte / Sexuality ; Gender and Space

Opmerkingen

originally published in 1997.