I would have to say that Leigh Bowery is one of my favorite performance artists. He literally does whatever he feels and I like that about him. He has outrageous costumes that he wears just about anywhere and he doesn't care who sees him.
Bowery and two other men Guy Barnes and David Walls were an inseparable trio. They were referred to as "the three kings" and they would all wear outfits designed by Bowery.
After the trio split, Bowery worked as a club promoter at a club called Taboo. Taboo was radical and intense just like Studio54.
Bowery blames his radical sense of style on his insecurities. He would wear large, flashy costumes to exaggerate his size and he would sometime use the costumes to hide behind. Bowery was considered gay, but he did have multiple relationships with women.
"I want to be the Andy Warhol of London"- Leigh Bowery
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