Leigh Bowery
Birthday: 1961-03-26
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Movies
Because We Must
The Michael Clark Dance Group perform to the music of T.Rex, Chopin, the Beatles and the Velvet Unde...
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The British Guide to Showing Off
Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alter...
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Degrees of Blindness
Inspired by a poem by William Blake: a short experimental film about the perception of vision....
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The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Welcome to the over-the-top, extravagant world of Leigh Bowery, a key figure in New Romanticism and ...
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Hail the New Puritan
A fictionalized portrait of the British dancer and choreographer Michael Clark, depicting a day in h...
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What's Your Reaction to the Show?
Jewell's film gives us unique access to understanding a controversial work of art within its origina...
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Mrs. Peanut Visits New York
A video portrait of the legendary late performance artist, fashion designer and nightlife icon Leigh...
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Queerama
Created from a treasure trove of archive, Queerama traverses a century of gay experiences, encompass...
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Wigstock: The Movie
The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this c...
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The Ghosts of Oxford Street
Malcolm McLaren, writes, directs and narrates the "history" of Oxford Street. With musical performan...
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Kinky Gerlinky
Kinky Gerlinky was the biggest, most fabulous, most stylish nightclub London has ever seen. This doc...
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Read Only Memory
The film's attempt to re-create an acid trip is showcased in this creature's dance: whenever she mov...
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