Wearable art

Now I’ve had melanoma, I never go to the beach, but I once lived in bikini tops and cut-off shorts. One particular combination I wore for at least 12 years.

I’d opened my first gallery on High St in May 1984. I showed Gordon Walters, Milan Mrkusich, Billy Apple, Stephen Bambury and Julia Morison. I got people’s backs up because a lot had been trying to get those artists for a long time. But if you’re genuine,