Leigh Bowery looks
By: Fergus Greer, forword by Marúiuccia Casadio,Vogue Italia
Contributors: Casadio, Marúiuccia
Publisher: Violette
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
Subjects: Greer, Fergus; Bowery, Leigh -- Portraits; Portrait photography; Photography, artistic
Genres: Portraits
Other titles: Vogue Italia
Description: "Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) was a performance artist, fashion designer, nightclub sensation, art object, aspiring pop-star and above all on an icon whose influence traversed the music, art, film and fashion worlds. Perhaps he is best-known for his role as muse and nude model for some of Lucian Freud's most famous paintings; ironic for the man who was infamous for his costumes. Bowery arrived in London in 1980 from Sunshine, Australia, collaborated notoriously with the dancer Michael Clark, and was proprietor of the infamous 1980s nightclub 'Taboo'. In the 1990s, Leigh Bowery created performances which both delighted and outraged audiences in New York, London and Tokyo, later incorporating his pop group, Minty." "This book is the definitive guide to the looks designed and, in these photographs, worn by Leigh Bowery. One of Britain's most heroically ambitious yet underappreciated designers and performance artists, Bowery remains an inspiration to many contemporary fashion designers, though few are willing to admit it."--Jacket.