Leigh Bowery

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fashion designer
performance artist
club promoter
gptkbp:activeYears 1980
1994
gptkbp:artMovement Postmodernism
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:The_Trojans
The Club Kids
gptkbp:associatedWith London_nightlife
gptkbp:birthDate March 27, 1961
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sunshine,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:RuPaul
gptkb:John_Galliano
gptkb:Vivienne_Westwood
Boy George
Graham Norton
gptkbp:deathDate December 31, 1994
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:famousFor artistic collaborations
avant-garde performances
theatrical makeup
gender-bending aesthetics
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leigh Bowery
gptkbp:influenced performance art
fashion design
contemporary drag culture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Bowie
gptkb:Andy_Warhol
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:vaudeville
Dadaism
surrealism
cabaret
punk culture
gptkbp:knownFor extravagant costumes
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future artists
influence on LGBTQ+ culture
impact on fashion industry
cultural icon of the 1980s
pioneering drag performance
gptkbp:nationality Australian
gptkbp:notableWork The Bowery Bar
The_Taboo_Club
gptkbp:occupation artist
performer
designer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath AIDS-related complications
gptkbp:spouse Nicola_Bateman