Guiser presents a rare selection of original and previously unpublished material looking at, listening to and writing about the legendary figure Leigh Bowery. The extraordinary personage of Leigh Bowery has had an enormous influence on visual culture - across fashion, art, music and performance - and SHOWstudio wanted to celebrate this legacy. Guiser brings together previously unseen film footage of Bowery being photographed by Nick Knight, with unreleased sound material from 'Minty' demo tapes as soundtrack. An essay by one of Leigh's contemporaries, Donald Urquhart -whose own artistic output and creativity mirrors the breadth of Bowery's output, as well as intertwining creatively with it. Urquhart's text gives personal accounts of some of the posthumous events that have commemorated Leigh Bowery.
View previously unseen film footage of Leigh Bowery
being photographed by Nick Knight.
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Listen to recording of Leigh Bowery in conversation with
Honolulu, Christophe Lambert and Richard Torry.
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Read 'The Legacy of Leigh Bowery' by Donald Urquhart.
Photography and Film: Nick Knight
Motion Image Direction: Adam Mufti
All sounds recorded and provided by Richard Torry from Minty rehearsal archive tapes.
Creative and Editorial Direction:
Paul Hetherington and Penny Martin
Curatorial Direction: Christabel Stewart
Project Design: Paul Bruty
Editorial Assistance: Laura Cricks
Thanks: Nicola Bateman Bowery, Donald Urquhart, Richard Torry
Leigh Bowery
Leigh Bowery dedicated his life to the exploration of self-invention, and he used his own body as his canvas.
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Donald Urquhart
Donald Urquhart, born in 1963 in Dumfries, Scotland, is a writer, performer and artist.
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