Tag: Fitzrovia Chapel

  • The Ward Revisited : an Exhibition celebrating the first AIDS Ward in London

    The Ward Revisited : an Exhibition celebrating the first AIDS Ward in London

      When the AIDS pandemic really got a grip on London, it made so many people have to re-think the treatment and care of an unprecedented vast number of patients whose chances of recovery or survival were extremely slim.  It meant the creation of hospital wards specifically to treat people diagnosed with HIV or full-blown…

  • LEIGH BOWERY : Tell Them I’ve Gone to Papua New Guinea

    LEIGH BOWERY : Tell Them I’ve Gone to Papua New Guinea

      Leigh Bowery was  a legendary figure who spanned the worlds of art, fashion, dance, club and music. Essentially he himself was the living breathing work of art, his now-iconic designs and costumes were ubiquitous and meant for Leigh, as he pushed his body through ever more extreme creations, designed to shock and thrill onlookers…