TextEmily Steer

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As her work is celebrated by two German institutions, we offer a five-point guide to the life and work of Susan Sontag, from her pioneering writing on photography, culture and cancer Susan Sontag is one of the most famous cultural theorists of the 20thcentury. While she wrote extensively about the role of art, her view spanned far wider than the creative world itself.

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Tate Modern’s new show highlights the late innovator’s transgressive performances, fashion collections and devotion to the concept of ‘embarrassment’ Leigh Bowery was one of the great countercultural creators of the 20th century. The Australian artist used his body to probe norms and niceties, with the help of fecal ablutions, trashy fabrics and brash profanities.