EPISODE · Sep 13, 2017 · 18 MIN
Pin Drop Podcast: Sue Tilley reads from Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon
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In this episode of the Pin Drop podcast we enter the wonderful world of Sue Tilley in a riotous interview with Simon Oldfield. Taking us on a journey through her life – Tilley discusses everything from being Lucian Freud’s muse, to Leigh Bowery’s biographer and her latest collaboration with Italian fashion house, Fendi. Sue, also known as ‘Big Sue’, was the muse for a number of iconic paintings by Freud including Benefit Supervisor Sleeping and Benefit Supervisor Resting, which both sold for record-breaking prices. Sue was introduced to Freud by her close friend, the avant-garde artist, performer and club icon, Leigh Bowery. After Bowery’s premature death in 1993, Sue wrote the definitive biography of this groundbreaking figure of the 1980s. Sue Tilley was joined in conversation by Pin Drop Founder, Simon Oldfield. Sponsored by Audible UK.
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In this episode of the Pin Drop podcast we enter the wonderful world of Sue Tilley in a riotous interview with Simon Oldfield. Taking us on a journey through her life – Tilley discusses everything from being Lucian Freud’s muse, to Leigh Bowery’s biographer and her latest collaboration with Italian fashion house, Fendi. Sue, also known as ‘Big Sue’, was the muse for a number of iconic paintings by Freud including Benefit Supervisor Sleeping and Benefit Supervisor Resting, which both sold for record-breaking prices. Sue was introduced to Freud by her close friend, the avant-garde artist, performer and club icon, Leigh Bowery. After Bowery’s premature death in 1993, Sue wrote the definitive biography of this groundbreaking figure of the 1980s. Sue Tilley was joined in conversation by Pin Drop Founder, Simon Oldfield. Sponsored by Audible UK.
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