Michael Landy (1963-), Artist

Sitter in 3 portraits
Artist of 3 portraits
Artist. Landy uses found objects to represent the relationship between art and commodity. Graduated from Goldsmith's College in 1988, exhibited Market (1990). Transformed a gallery into a budget shop with Closing Down Sale (1992). Recently in Breakdown (2001) systematically shredded all his possessions over a week in a disused department store in Oxford Street.