Common Toadflax

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Michael Landy was born in East London. After training at Loughton and Loughborough colleges of art, he studied at Goldsmiths College, London, from 1985–88. In his final year, he participated in the infamous exhibition, Freeze, that launched the careers of many of the ‘Young British Artists’, including Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas and Gary Hume. Landy continues to exhibit his work in solo and group shows. In 2004 Semi-Detached, a monumental installation featuring a replica of Landy’s parent’s house was commissioned by Tate Britain and displayed in the central sculpture galleries. For Art Bin in 2010, Landy installed a transparent giant skip in South London Gallery and invited artists to come and dispose of their work.

Places

Subjects

common toadflax

Materials & Techniques

etching

Artist

Michael Landy (1963 - )

Title

Common Toadflax

Portfolio Title

Nourishment

Edition

5/37

Date

2002

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

height: 89.00 cm, width: 77.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from The Paragon Press, April 2003

Inscription

verso: br Common Toadflax Michael Landy 5/37 2002

Provenance

The Paragon Press, London

GAC number

17779/9