
Michael Landy
Saints Alive
National Gallery Company Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 20. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-85709-560-9 (ISBN)
Description
British artist Michael Landy (b. 1963) is known primarily as an installation artist. His work, along with others associated with the Young British Artists (YBAs), was first catapulted to the world spotlight when it was featured in the notorious Sensation exhibition (1997). His sculptural installations and performances explore political and social themes, such as the nature of consumerism and commodity.
In 2009, Landy began a three-year artist residency at the National Gallery, London. He chose to focus his project on representations of saints and their accompanying stories, often gruesome, which were once part of common culture but are now largely unknown. Landy's preoccupation with recycling narratives and repurposing imagery results in Saints Alive, the subject of this book, conceived to include drawings, collages, and a series of kinetic, interactive sculptures with moving parts and sounds.
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
The National Gallery, London(05/23/13-11/24/13)
In 2009, Landy began a three-year artist residency at the National Gallery, London. He chose to focus his project on representations of saints and their accompanying stories, often gruesome, which were once part of common culture but are now largely unknown. Landy's preoccupation with recycling narratives and repurposing imagery results in Saints Alive, the subject of this book, conceived to include drawings, collages, and a series of kinetic, interactive sculptures with moving parts and sounds.
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
The National Gallery, London(05/23/13-11/24/13)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
65 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 269 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85709-560-9 (9781857095609)
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Persons
Colin Wiggins is special projects curator and Jennifer Sliwka is Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Fellow in Art and Religion, both at the National Gallery, London. Richard Cork is an art critic and writer based in London.