Michael Landy valuation
British artist of the Young British Artists generation, best known for destroying all his possessions in Break Down.
Michael Landy (born 1963) was born in London and graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1988, the year he exhibited in Freeze, the exhibition organised by Damien Hirst.
What a work by Michael Landy is worth
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Bio
Michael Landy (born 1963) was born in London and graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1988, the year he exhibited in Freeze, the exhibition organised by Damien Hirst. His early works include Market (1990), an installation of empty market stalls, and Scrapheap Services (1995–1996), a fictitious cleaning company. In Break Down (2001) he destroyed everything he owned. He followed it in 2002 with Nourishment, a series of detailed etchings of weeds in the manner of botanical illustration. Art Bin, at the South London Gallery in 2010, invited people to throw away works of art, and his later works include Saints Alive. He was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in 2008.
What comes to market is mostly etchings and drawings, including the weed prints from Nourishment, with occasional works from his installations. A buyer will want to know the edition and whether the print is signed and numbered, and for anything related to an installation, how it relates to the original work and what paperwork comes with it. Etchings and drawings should be checked for fading, foxing, creases and staining from old mounts.
At a glance
- Born
- 1963, London
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