Michael Landy

Michael Landy
CBE RA
Landy at South London Gallery in 2010
Born1963 (age 60–61)
London[1]
NationalityBritish
EducationGoldsmiths, 1985–88
Known forConceptual art, installation art
Notable workBreak Down, Art Bin
MovementYoung British Artists

Michael Landy CBE 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.