Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon exhibitions and invites to take a

and invites to take a fresh look on the significance of arts beyond Europe

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and self-empowerment in deconceptual writing as notation

in-depth descriptions and large-format photos document the project examples down to the last detail

to shading structures and children’s villages in the jungle

Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon exhibitions and invites to take aFrom his arrival in London in 1980, clutching a suitcase and sewing machine, to his death from AIDS in 1994, artist, performer, musician, club promoter and fashion designer Leigh Bowery led an extraordinary life. Chronicled here with candid wit and affection, Leighs closest confidante Sue Tilley describes her best friends journey as a creative young gay kid growing up in the Melbourne suburbs who burst onto the vibrant London club scene of the 1980s