{"id":48916,"date":"2025-03-09T08:43:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T07:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=48916"},"modified":"2025-03-09T08:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T07:46:28","slug":"leigh-bowery-the-queer-icon-who-defies-time-on-display-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/fr\/2025\/03\/09\/leigh-bowery-the-queer-icon-who-defies-time-on-display-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Bowery: The Queer Icon Who Defies Time on Display in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirty years after his passing, Leigh Bowery, the flamboyant force of queer culture, is back in the spotlight with a striking retrospective at Tate Modern. 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Visitors will also find Lucian Freud\u2019s portraits of Bowery, for whom he served as both muse and model, alongside excerpts from his legendary performances, including the infamous <strong>Birthing<\/strong> at Kinky Gerlinky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.-Fergus-Greer-Session-VIII-Look-38-June-1994-1994-\u00a9-Fergus-Greer.-Courtesy-The-Michael-Hoppen-Gallery-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.-Fergus-Greer-Session-VIII-Look-38-June-1994-1994-\u00a9-Fergus-Greer.-Courtesy-The-Michael-Hoppen-Gallery-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.-Fergus-Greer-Session-VIII-Look-38-June-1994-1994-\u00a9-Fergus-Greer.-Courtesy-The-Michael-Hoppen-Gallery-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.-Fergus-Greer-Session-VIII-Look-38-June-1994-1994-\u00a9-Fergus-Greer.-Courtesy-The-Michael-Hoppen-Gallery-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.-Fergus-Greer-Session-VIII-Look-38-June-1994-1994-\u00a9-Fergus-Greer.-Courtesy-The-Michael-Hoppen-Gallery-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.-Fergus-Greer-Session-VIII-Look-38-June-1994-1994-\u00a9-Fergus-Greer.-Courtesy-The-Michael-Hoppen-Gallery-1024x1280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6.-Fergus-Greer-Session-VIII-Look-38-June-1994-1994-\u00a9-Fergus-Greer.-Courtesy-The-Michael-Hoppen-Gallery.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fergus Greer Session VIII Look 38 June- 1994\u00a9 Fergus Greer. Courtesy The Michael Hoppen Gallery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this retrospective, Tate Modern does not merely celebrate an artist\u2014it highlights a raw energy and audacity that extend beyond the confines of the exhibition space. <strong>Leigh Bowery!<\/strong> is an invitation to embrace excess, push boundaries, and celebrate a vision where art and life are inseparable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.-Dave-Swindells-Daisy-Chain-at-the-Fridge-Jan-88.-Leigh-Nicola-1988-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.-Dave-Swindells-Daisy-Chain-at-the-Fridge-Jan-88.-Leigh-Nicola-1988-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.-Dave-Swindells-Daisy-Chain-at-the-Fridge-Jan-88.-Leigh-Nicola-1988-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.-Dave-Swindells-Daisy-Chain-at-the-Fridge-Jan-88.-Leigh-Nicola-1988-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.-Dave-Swindells-Daisy-Chain-at-the-Fridge-Jan-88.-Leigh-Nicola-1988-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.-Dave-Swindells-Daisy-Chain-at-the-Fridge-Jan-88.-Leigh-Nicola-1988.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dave Swindells &amp; Daisy Chain at the Fridge Jan-88. 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