Michael Landy Artist

Michael Landy RA (born 1963) is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs). He is best known for the performance piece installation Break Down (2001), in which he destroyed all his possessions, and for the Art Bin project at the South London Gallery. On 29 May 2008, Landy was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Personal facts

Michael Landy
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1963

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Artist

Field of work
Conceptual art
Installation Art
Movement
Young British Artists
training at
Goldsmiths University of London

Topical connections

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Michael Landy on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/28628839001
  2. http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/47872669001
  3. http://www.artangel.org.uk/about_us
  4. http://www.artangel.org.uk/projects/2001/break_down
  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/feature_micheal_landy.shtml
  6. http://www.shermangalleries.com.au/artists/inartists/artist.asp?exhibition=163&artist=94
  7. http://www.tate.org.uk/magazine/issue3/michaellandy.htm
  8. http://www.tate.org.uk/research/tateresearch/tatepapers/04spring/rainbird_paper.htm