[news] Self Destruction (Try this at Home)

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

In Febuary of 2001, in a performance/installation entitled Breakdown, British artist Michael Landy systematicaly destroyed all his possessions leaving nothing but memories. Part critique of consumerisn, part personal iconoclasm, this work still resonates as a powerful response to the relentless commodification of our lives and stands as a challenge to us all.

  


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