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Michael Landy CBE RA

born 1963

H.2.N.Y. Self-constructing Self-destroying Tinguely Machine, Museum of Modern Art, 17th March 1960 2006
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7 artworks by Michael Landy CBE RA
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Biography

Michael Landy (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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Artworks

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  • Michael Landy CBE RA Appropriation 1

    1990
  • Michael Landy CBE RA Appropriation 2

    1990
  • Michael Landy CBE RA Appropriation 3

    1990
  • Michael Landy CBE RA Appropriation 4

    1990
  • Michael Landy CBE RA Cor! What a Bargain!

    1992
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  • Michael Landy CBE RA Shepherd’s Purse 5

    2002
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  • Michael Landy CBE RA Thale Cress

    2002
  • Michael Landy CBE RA Shepherd’s Purse

    2002
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    Michael Landy: Drawing portraits

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    Michael Landy: Joyous Machines

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