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Season 4 - Episode 5. Sue Tilley (Muse for Lucian Freud, friend of Leigh Bowery)

Season 4 - Episode 5. Sue Tilley (Muse for Lucian Freud, friend of Leigh Bowery)

FromPop: The History Makers with Steve Blame


Season 4 - Episode 5. Sue Tilley (Muse for Lucian Freud, friend of Leigh Bowery)

FromPop: The History Makers with Steve Blame

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Oct 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sue Tilley was a regular on the nightclub scene in London during the 1980s and early 1990s. She was friends with Leigh Bowery who became a fashion designer, artist, and muse, and Boy George described him probably the best as 'modern art on legs'. Leigh introduced Sue to artist Lucian Freud who he also sat for. One of the two paintings of her. titled Benefits Supervisor Sleeping - was at the time of its sale for 37.5 million pounds, the most expensive painting in history.Sue was in many ways a witness to the fascinating culture of the 1980s, the wild times with Leigh Bowery, and eventually the attention of the world for being the muse of Lucian Freud. A fascinating, almost normal tale, of a woman who was happy to hang out with others who were making cultural history and who eventually became part of that herself.Sue's Instagram is here;Mine is; steve.blameAnd if this interview interests you then look out for Rusty Egan's interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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NEW!!! Season 4 launches at the beginning of September.Each Monday, Pop: The History Makers presents a new interview with an icon of popular culture.Season 3On POP; The History Makers I'll be interviewing Pop Stars, Authors, Artists, and other people who have stories of pop-cultural history. So far online - Man Parrish, D:Ream, Dave Dorrell (M/A/R/R/S), Papa Dee, Madeline Bell (Blue Mink), Simon Napier-Bell (documentary maker & former Wham! manager), Steve Kilbey (The Church), MTV VIdeo Week Special, and Electronic Cities Week Special.Season 2Interviews with video directors Jonas Åkerlund, Steve Barron, Jimmy Helms (Londonbeat), Belouis Some, Mousse T., Wolfgang Flür, Billie Ray Martin, Belouis Some, Mark Reeder, Marcus Vere (Living in a Box), Raz (of Rob n Raz), Ulf (Ace of Base), Marian Gold (Alphaville), Louis Oberlander, Dr. Alban, and Youth (Killing Joke).Season 1Interviews with Fish (ex-Marillion), Leee John (Imagination), Durga McBroom (Blue Pearl), Martyn Ware (Heaven 17), Kevin Godley (10cc, Godley & Creme), Michael Münzing (Snap!), Alexander Bard (Army of Lovers), Sam Brown, John Watts, Anne Clark, Right Said Fred, Justin Currie (Del Amitri), WestBam.Mini-MemoriesShort personal interview memories of; Whitney Houston, Madonna, Kurt Cobain, Al Green, Elton John, Milli Vanilli, Dave Gahan, Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, Kylie Minogue ... (ongoing) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.