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Leigh Bowery

Mar 26, 1961 - Dec 31, 1994 (33 years old) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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

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The British Guide to Showing Off
Self (archive footage)
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Queerama
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Wigstock: The Movie
Self
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The Ghosts of Oxford Street
King George
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Kinky Gerlinky
Self
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Degrees of Blindness
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Hail the New Puritan
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Read Only Memory
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The Legend of Leigh Bowery
Self (archive footage)
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What's Your Reaction to the Show?

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