Michael Landy
born 1963
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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 (2010) at the South London Gallery. On 29 May 2008, Landy was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
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BP Saturdays: Going Public - Michael Landy
Artist Michael Landy, who once famously distroyed all his possessions in the performance Break Down, talks about his practice in ...
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Michael Landy on the Scrap Heap
Artist Michael Landy and curator Laurence Sillars discuss 'Joyous Machines', their Tate Liverpool exhibition exploring Landy's relationship to Jean ...
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Michael Landy in conversation with Laurence Sillars
Landy discusses his work and comprehensive responses to Tinguely’s constructive and destructive tendencies with Tate Liverpool curator Laurence Sillars.
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TateShots: Michael Landy
How Michael Landy made a day job out of drawing
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Michael Landy: British Artist's Talk
From Market to Breakdown, Michael Landy is best-known for his vast installations. His work questions the mechanics and contradictions of ...
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Audio Arts: Volume 12 No 1, Side A – Rachel Whiteread, Michael Landy
In this edition of the Audio Arts series,Volume 12 No 1, Side A, Rachel Whiteread and Michael Landy are ...
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Found object
A found object is a natural or man-made object, or fragment of an object, that is found (or sometimes bought ...
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Young British Artists (YBAs)
The label Young British Artists (YBAs) is applied to a loose group of British artists who began to exhibit together ...
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The lowly weed has its day: Private view
The celebrated nature writer takes a personal tour of those lesser known pictorial heroes that feature in many works within ...
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Fiona Banner will create the Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010
18 Jan 2010
Fiona Banner has been invited to create the next installation for the Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010, supported by Sotheby ...
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Tate Etc. issue 17: Autumn 2009
Tate Etc. Issue 17 Autumn 2009: Visiting and revisiting Art, etcetera online version of Tate's magazine
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Homage to destruction: Jean Tinguely
The author co-curates an exhibition of Jean Tinguely’s work for Tate Liverpool.
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Joyous Machines: Michael Landy and Jean Tinguely
25 Jun 2009
Joyous Machines: Michael Landy and Jean Tinguely: Press related to past exhibition at Tate Liverpool.
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