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Leigh Bowery

Leigh Bowery

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

Queerama
Queerama
2017 • (archive footage)
The British Guide to Showing Off
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011 • Self (archive footage)
Kinky Gerlinky
Kinky Gerlinky
2003 • Self
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
2002 • Self (archive footage)
Mrs. Peanut Visits New York
Mrs. Peanut Visits New York
1999
Read Only Memory
Read Only Memory
1998
What's Your Reaction to the Show?
What's Your Reaction to the Show?
1998
Wigstock: The Movie
Wigstock: The Movie
1995 • Self

Full filmography

Queerama
Queerama
2017 • (archive footage)
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The British Guide to Showing Off
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011 • Self (archive footage)
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The Legend of Leigh Bowery
The Legend of Leigh Bowery
2002 • Self (archive footage)
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Mirror
Mirror
Unknown year • Self
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