Leigh Bowery

1961-03-26 – 1994-12-31 (age 33) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Leigh Bowery was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, and fashion designer. Bowery was known for his flamboyant and outlandish costumes and makeup as well as his performances. Based in London for much of his adult life, he was a significant model and muse for the English painter Lucian Freud.

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Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery

Known For

Wigstock: The Movie

Wigstock: The Movie

1995

as Self

Kinky Gerlinky

Kinky Gerlinky

2003

as Self

Queerama

Queerama

2017

as (archive footage)

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

2002

as Self (archive footage)

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

1991

as King George

The British Guide to Showing Off

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Hail the New Puritan

Hail the New Puritan

1986

Degrees of Blindness

Degrees of Blindness

1988

Mrs. Peanut Visits New York

Mrs. Peanut Visits New York

1999

Read Only Memory

Read Only Memory

1998

Because We Must

Because We Must

1989

Mirror

1988

What's Your Reaction to the Show?

What's Your Reaction to the Show?

1998

Mirror

Mirror

1988

as Self