Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s ‘Our Mighty Groove’ brings the party to new £1.1bn East Bank development, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott

The performance artist shocked 1980s London with his surreal outfits, outlandish lifestyle and collaborations with Lucian Freud, dancer Michael Clark and others. As a major exhibition opens at Tate Modern, family and friends talk about Bowery’s larger-than-life legacy

In October 1980, 19 year-old Leigh Bowery arrived in London from the small Australian town of Sunshine in suburban Melbourne. He brought with him a single suitcase and a portable sewing machine. A few months later, he spent his first Christmas away from home in a rented bedsit feeling depressed and lonely. On 31 December, he attempted to raise his spirits by writing down his new year resolutions:

1. Get weight down to 12 stone.
2. Learn as much as possible.
3. Become established in the world of art, fashion or literature.
4. Wear makeup every day.

From Brooke Shields on abuse and ageing to fashion outfits chosen by AI: the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in January 2025

L’AWE EU 2024 à Vienne cette semaine a montré le visage d’une industrie de la XR européenne et internationale foisonnante d’idées et de nouveautés. Et pourtant, l’année 2024 a souvent été difficile comme pour la majorité des secteurs, à cause d’évènements…

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