Leigh Bowery

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.

Known For

Because We Must

1 January, 1989

The British Guide to Showing Off

11 November, 2011

Degrees of Blindness

1 January, 1988

The Legend of Leigh Bowery

13 April, 2002

Hail the New Puritan

21 May, 1986

What's Your Reaction to the Show?

1 January, 1998

Mrs. Peanut Visits New York

7 September, 1999

Queerama

9 June, 2017

Wigstock: The Movie

9 June, 1995

The Ghosts of Oxford Street

25 December, 1991

Kinky Gerlinky

6 June, 2003

Read Only Memory

1 January, 1998