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Nick Knight, Leigh Bowery and Donald Urquhart

Guiser

Celebrating the extraordinary legacy of the equally extraordinary Leigh Bowery, 'Guiser' brings together previously unseen footage of Bowery during a shoot by Nick Knight, set against a soundtrack of unreleased material by Bowery's band Minty, in a series of films as unique as the performance artist himself. Essays and illustrations by Bowery's contemporaries explore his ongoing impact.

More in this project

  • Overview
  • Films
  • Illustration Gallery
  • Essay
  • Competition

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  • Films
    View previously unseen footage of Leigh Bowery being photographed by Nick Knight, set against a soundtrack of 'Minty' demos
  • Illustration Gallery
    See Donald Urquhart's exquisite and humorous pen and ink imagery: of Leigh Bowery, drag culture and fashion from his unique point of view
  • Essay
    Read Donald Urquhart's essay on the legacy of Leigh Bowery - a series of disjointed but illuminating reflections on life with Leigh
  • Competition
    SHOWstudio challenged viewers to send in images of themselves dressed to honour the legacy of Leigh Bowery to win a Nick Knight print

About

Guiser presents a rare selection of original and previously unpublished material looking at, listening to and writing about the legendary figure of Leigh Bowery. The extraordinary personage of Bowery has had an enormous influence on visual culture - across fashion, art, music and performance. Guiser celebrates this legacy, bringing together previously unseen film footage of Bowery being photographed by Nick Knight, with unreleased sound material from 'Minty' demo tapes as soundtrack. With these unique films as centrepiece, we investigate Bowery's past, present and future: an essay by one of his contemporaries Donald Urquhart - whose own artist output and creativity mirrors the breadth of Bowery's output, as well as intertwining creatively with it - gives personal accounts of some of the posthumous events that have commemorated Leigh Bowery. Meanwhile, we invited a new generation of Bowerys to vie for our attention with outlandish get-ups to win a Nick Knight print.

Credits / Contributors

  • Nick Knight Nick Knight
    Film Director
  • Leigh Bowery Leigh Bowery
    Performer
  • Donald Urquhart Donald Urquhart
    Artist
  • 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
  • Editorial Assistance: Laura Cricks
  • Thanks to Nicola Bateman Bowery, Donald Urquhart, Richard Torry

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