To mark the occasion of Michael Kidner's 90th birthday, Flowers East staged a major retrospective exhibition, celebrating an enduring career and exceptional contribution to the arts. A pioneer of Optical Art, Kidner has devoted much of his career to developing work of a constructive nature. His interest in mathematics, science and the theories of chaos has determined an art that is both formal and playful. The curiosity of his mind is matched by his willingness to accept the unexpected outcome. Examples of work from all periods of his career, from the 1950s to the present, were included in the exhibition (these include After Image, Stripe/Moiree, Wave, Series, Column, Lattice, Elastic Fixed and Flexible Frame and Pentagon). The show comprised paintings, works on paper, sculpture and prints.
Everything Must Go! is the first major monograph of Michael Landy's work, spanning 20 years of his career. Richly 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 at Building One in London, Closing Down Sale at Karsten Schubert Ltd., and Scrapheap Services first shown as part of the exhibition Brilliant! New Art from London in Minneapolis. Other 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, Semi-detached at Tate Britain, where Landy constructed a full-scale model of his family home, and the project H2NY where Landy made 168 drawings based on a Tinguely sculpture and performance Homage to New York. With over 800 colour images, this 432-page book features essays by Richard Flood, Rochelle Steiner and Richard Shone, and an interview with James Lingwood.
In-depth interviews conducted during the year prior to the onset of Michael Landon's illness reveal the openness with which the actor could share his thoughts and feelings about his work and personal life
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