Price available on request. Please contact us for details.
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DESCRIPTION
Portrait of Leigh Bowery (1988) is an early photographic portrait by Austin Young of the influential performance artist and designer.
"Bare fruit for all to taste, but save some for yourself for the coming winter." - Leigh Bowery.
“I met Leigh Bowery in London in 1986 at a party he hosting. We stayed in contact and in 1987 he visited NYC and came to my studio for a portrait. He gave me the quote above to go along with this image - which I published in 1988 in FAD magazine along with portraits of Lady Bunny, Connie Fleming, Chiclet, Ru Paul and Chiklet. This photo was also published in the book, 'Leigh Bowery' by Robert Violette, Violette Editions in 1998." - Austin Young
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EDITION & SPECIFICATIONS
• Dimensions: 30 × 40 in / 76.2 × 101.6 cm
• Year: 1988
• Medium: Archival pigment print
• Paper: Watercolor paper
• Edition: 6
• Signed on recto
MATERIAL & PRINTING
• Archival pigment printing
• Printed on watercolor paper
• Fine-art photographic edition
• Individually signed by the artist
ARTIST & PRODUCTION
Photograph by Austin Young
Portrait of Leigh Bowery
Originally published in FAD magazine, 1988
Published in Leigh Bowery, Violette Editions, 1998
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Price available on request. Please contact us for details.
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DESCRIPTION
Portrait of Leigh Bowery (1988) is an early photographic portrait by Austin Young of the influential performance artist and designer.
"Bare fruit for all to taste, but save some for yourself for the coming winter." - Leigh Bowery.
“I met Leigh Bowery in London in 1986 at a party he hosting. We stayed in contact and in 1987 he visited NYC and came to my studio for a portrait. He gave me the quote above to go along with this image - which I published in 1988 in FAD magazine along with portraits of Lady Bunny, Connie Fleming, Chiclet, Ru Paul and Chiklet. This photo was also published in the book, 'Leigh Bowery' by Robert Violette, Violette Editions in 1998." - Austin Young
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EDITION & SPECIFICATIONS
• Dimensions: 30 × 40 in / 76.2 × 101.6 cm
• Year: 1988
• Medium: Archival pigment print
• Paper: Watercolor paper
• Edition: 6
• Signed on recto
MATERIAL & PRINTING
• Archival pigment printing
• Printed on watercolor paper
• Fine-art photographic edition
• Individually signed by the artist
ARTIST & PRODUCTION
Photograph by Austin Young
Portrait of Leigh Bowery
Originally published in FAD magazine, 1988
Published in Leigh Bowery, Violette Editions, 1998
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