An inventory of michael landy s belongings that were destroyed in break down. In february 2001, british artist michael landy publicly destroyed all of his belongings in a work called break down. Break down was an artwork created by young british artist michael landy in london in february 2001, as a reaction to the consumerist society the work was commissioned jointly by the times newspaper and artangel, as part of the artangel open bidding process. Many of artangels events and projects are temporarily postponed. Breaking news new york protesters 2017, scaleddown 2018, 2018, h. Michael landys break down, 2001, revisited for sperone. It is framed around the list, or inventory, as one way in which we attempt to organise and order. Culture the man who destroyed all his belongings bbc. How break down by michael landy is subverted in the digital age.
Michael landy has made an inventory of his life of. Michael landy ra born 1963 is one of the young british artists. Landy is best known for his monumental commissions including semidetached 2004, an exact 1. Break down was an artwork created by young british artist michael landy in london in february 2001, as a reaction to the consumerist society. The inventory count down feature is as easy to turn off as it is to set up.
Before break down, landy s bestknown work was scrapheap services. We look forward to welcoming you back into unusual places to experience extraordinary art as soon as we can. The autosaver group offers a wide selection of used and preowned cars, trucks, and suvs. Landy gathered together all his possessions, ranging from postage. This is by a broad margin the most sentimental project landy has committed himself to. Bbc culture the man who destroyed all his belongings. He shredded or granulated things from socks to family photographs, leaving him with no possessions for the sake of art. The reason for the piece being an examination of societys romance with consumerism.
Michael landy is an installation artist who got rid of everything he owned for his exhibition in 2001 called break down. View image of sheepskin coat from michael landy s break down. Over three years in the making, break down is his most ambitious and most extreme project to date. It was selected from 700 bids by a panel that included brian eno, rachel whiteread, richard cork, james lingwood and michael morris. Well find the used vehicle you need, at a price you can afford. Breaking down documents the laborious and intricate destruction of michael landy s inventory of possessions by a team of operatives across the factory line installed in the defunct oxford street c. Three years later, in 2001, having compiled an exhaustive inventory of his belongings that ran to. Landy s break down is entirely of its time, an important snapshot of a moment that no longer exists, right down to the meticulous inventory of 7227 items that the artist spent a year compiling prior to the destruction. This interview originally appeared in michael landy break down, a publication part manual, part inventory and part research file created to accompany the project in 2001.
The advocate is louisianas leading news source, providing awardwinning local and regional news coverage. Michael landy on putting his dads house in the tate. Michael landy draws a line under consumerism at art. Michael landy breakdown graphic design research blog. The inventory that he prepared for it, which assigned catalogue numbers to each of. Michael landy in conversation with julian stallabrass. Now michael landy has put his dads house in the tate. How break down by michael landy is subverted in the. Michael landys break down, a the times artangel commission.
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