Saints Alive: Michael Landy in the National Gallery (National Gallery London) (National Gallery London Publications)

Saints Alive: Michael Landy in the National Gallery (National Gallery London) (National Gallery London Publications)

by Colin Wiggins (Author), Colin Wiggins (Author), Jennifer Sliwka (Author), Richard Cork (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 72
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 31 May 2013

ISBN 10: 185709560X
ISBN 13: 9781857095609

Author Bio

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.