Anyone Know Leigh Bowery? Rip.

Atheist | 19:22 Thu 27th Feb 2025 | Arts & Literature

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I only know him as the subject of paintings by Lucian Freud. He was a performance artist. I now know that he was Australian, and a pal of Boy George.

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newmodarmy

He died over 30 years ago- is that the one?

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Yes, newmod...

Freud was in my view an amazing painter.

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I don't know why I thought he had recently died.

newmodarmy

Thought it might have been a Freudian slip. I associate RIP with recently departed but I suppose it can be used for anyone who has died at nay stage in history,

Sorry though, I'm not familiar with him or Lucian Freud (I rememeber Clement freud though)

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New... Lucian was a great painter (unless you're not interested in paintings.)

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=leigh+bowery+lucian+freud&atb=v462-1&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artchive.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F08%2Fleigh-bowery-lucian-freud-1991.jpg

And Lucian self-portrait..

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/10/08/multimedia/08SP-FREUD-INYT-1/08SP-FREUD-INYT-1-videoSixteenByNine3000.jpg?year=2019&h=1687&w=3000&s=f2bc819e41a011fb8772661ac9ab0ea64c09cc6009f75474352415afa301e716&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN&tw=1

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Clement was a dirty beggar, as was Lucian. But Lucian could really paint.

pastafreak

His name rang a bell.

And, I certainly know who Lucian Freud was...I agree, an amazing painter.

Google showed me a photo of Freud with 2 of his paintings of Bowery...not suitable for AB I suspect.

newmodarmy

I've just noticed your usual avatar (picture of an artist) isn't appearing on your posts but is still on your profile

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My avatar was a self-portrait, but I decided I might be tracked down by clever people and I didn't want that (not that it matters). I don't know how to get rid of my profile pic. I might be stalked by my favourite villaine (ynna.....)