Michael Landy - Saints Alive (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	National Gallery Publications
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	August 2013
Authors:	Colin Wiggins • Richard Cork • Jennifer Sliwka
Dimensions:	270 x 211 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	80
ISBN-13:	978-1-85709-560-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms > Installations Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	1-85709-560-X
Barcode:	9781857095609

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