Michael Landy RA

Born: London, 1963
Elected: May 29, 2008
Category of Membership: Painter

Michael Landy trained at Loughborough College of Art (1981-3) and Goldsmiths College, London (1985-8). In his final year he contributed to Freeze and in 1999 his work was included in Sensation at the Royal Academy of Arts: an exhibition of Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection.

Landy has used monumental installations/performances to explore political and social issues, such as the nature of consumerism, the commodification of art and the value placed on human beings in the corporate world. He is also a draughtsman, making intimate portraits of his familiars and meticulously rendered botanical drawings.

Selected solo exhibitions:

2010
South London Art Gallery, London

2009
South London Art Gallery, London
Tate Liverpool, Liverpool

2008
Three-piece
Sabine Knust, Munich

2007
Art Basel, Miami
Michael Landy: H2NY
Alexander and Bonin, New York

2004
Welcome to My World built with you in mind
Thomas Dane, London

Michael Landy: Semi-detached
Tate Britain, London

2003
Michael Landy: Nourishment
Sabine Knust/Maximilianverlag, Munich

2001
Michael Landy: Break Down
C&A Store, Marble Arch, London

2000
Handjobs (with Gillian Wearing)
Approach Gallery, London

1995
Scrapheap Services
Tate Gallery, London

1993
Michael Landy: Warning Signs
Karsten Schubert, London