Leigh Bowery
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Leigh Bowery
By (Author) Fiontn Moran
Contributions by Marina Abramovic
Contributions by Ron Athey
Contributions by Jess Baxter
Contributions by Hamish Bowles
Contributions by Les Child
Contributions by Michael Clark
Contributions by Fergus Greer
Contributions by Margery King
Contributions by Gregor Muir
Tate Publishing
Tate Publishing
25th May 2025
27th February 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
709.2
Physical Properties
Hardback
240
Width 230mm, Height 350mm
Description
Tate Modern exhibition: 27 February - 2 September 2025
A comprehensive monograph on the boundary-pushing career of artist, performer, model, TV personality, club promoter, fashion designer and musician, Leigh Bowery.
Leigh Bowery used performance to explore questions around the politics of the body, and its use as both material and a site of transformation. He was also fascinated by the subversive potential of costume as sculpture.
Published to accompany a major exhibition, Leigh Bowery features over two hundred images by and of the artist - spanning an eclectic and dynamic career which included fashion photography, club polaroids, film stills, paintings, postcards, and ephemera. In addition to Bowery's own works, the book also includes paintings of the artist by Lucian Freud, and works made with and about Bowery by Stephen Willats and Trojan Barnes, among others. A visual inventory of all of Bowery's costumes, held by the artist's estate, has been newly photographed - published here for the first time.
Author Bio
Fiontn Moran is Curator, International Art at Tate Modern.
