Sue Tilley spent her nights in Soho’s clubs and worked at a local employment center, all while appearing in the settings of some of the most famous paintings. Regarding Sue Tilley, one friend described her as being associated with Leigh Bowery—a figure who was part artist performance, part fashion stylist, and entirely eccentric. During the 1980s, Sue Tilley frequented the renowned clubs of post-punk London, where she observed Bowery.
She witnessed him spraying water from his crotch towards the crowd or theatrically “birthing” a friend on stage, who would emerge from a bag attached to his abdomen, covered in amniotic fluid. The following mornings, regardless of whether she had slept or not, Sue Tilley would find herself at the local employment center.
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This story paints such a vivid, almost unbelievable picture of her life in Soho.
What was the relationship between Sue Tilley’s employment center work and her artistic appearances in famous paintings?