Michael Landy

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Michael Landy CBE RA
Landy at South London Gallery in 2010
Born	1963 (age 60–61) London[1]
Nationality	British
Education	Goldsmiths, 1985–88
Known for	Conceptual art, installation art
Notable work	Break Down, Art Bin
Movement	Young 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.