{"product_id":"michael-landy-michael-landy-9780954171018","title":"Michael Landy: Break Down Inventory","description":"\u003cp\u003eFamous for destroying everything he owned, this first major monograph of Michael Landy's work surveys both his large-scale installations and lesser-known sculpture to illustrate the artist's joyful inventiveness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly illustrated in full colour, this book surveys his earliest work, including lesser-known sculptures - such as Sovereign shown at Freeze in 1988 - to large-scale installations Market, Closing Down Sale and Scrapheap Services. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther works discussed in detail include the infamous Break Down, where Landy destroyed all 7,227 of his possessions in a department store on Oxford Street, London; Semi-detached, where Landy constructed a full-scale model of his family home at Tate Britain, London; and the project H2NY where Landy made 168 drawings based on a Jean Tinguely sculpture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith over 800 colour illustrations and four newly commissioned texts, this volume provides a comprehensive insight into Landy's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Landy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0954171012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780954171018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ridinghouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.90w x 1.50d","brand":"Michael Landy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443745304831,"sku":"9780954171018","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_095b139e-0f19-4b34-badd-dffb074876d9.jpg?v=1777207552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/michael-landy-michael-landy-9780954171018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}