Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon

Sue Tilley

ISBN 10: 0340693118 / ISBN 13: 9780340693117

Published by Sceptre, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon
• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340693118
• ISBN 13: 9780340693117
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Bowery's closest friend, Sue Tilley recounts the life of Leigh Bowery, the costume designer and performer who posed for the painter Lucien Freud. The biography follows Bowery's life from his arrival in London in 1981 to his death from AIDS in 1994 and was written with the co-operation of his friends and family.

Review

"Leigh Bowery was modern art on legs." --Boy George"Compulsive and heartfelt. All elegies should resonate like this." --"Esquire""A touching tribute of friendship, written with wit, verve and considerable charm." --"The Daily Telegraph"