A new book by British photographer David Ellison explores a centuries-old wrestling community that sees outdoor displays of brute strength meet the fragile art of cross-stitch embroidered costumes.
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A new book by British photographer David Ellison explores a centuries-old wrestling community that sees outdoor displays of brute strength meet the fragile art of cross-stitch embroidered costumes.
Artist Cerith Wyn Evans and director Baillie Walsh met Leigh Bowery on the London club scene. To both, he became a collaborator and a close friend – a subject to film, a designer to call on for incredible garments, an artist to admire, a conspirator to talk with for endless hours on the phone.
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