H2NY
Director: Michael Landy
This film was supported by the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation, Arts Council England & the ICA as part of the BRITDOCART scheme. The four BRITDOCART films will be shown as part of a UK tour during the course of 2009. To be notified of screening dates and venues, please sign up to our email bulletins
Synopsis
This twenty seven minute documentary by artist Michael Landy charts his fascination with Jean Tinguely’s 1960 art work Homage to New York,
the most famous of Tinguely’s auto-destruct machines. Having taken three weeks to construct, the machine took twenty seven minutes to destroy itself in front of an invited audience in the Museum of Modern Arts’ Sculpture Garden. Both a celebration and meditation, it will be Michael’s testament to his relationship with ‘Homage to New York ‘. It echoes, extends and reflects on what happened on that rainy night forty-nine years ago.
About the director
Michael Landy’s work incorporates drawing, installation, sculpture and video. He is represented by Thomas Dane Gallery, London and recent solo exhibitions include Semi-detached (Tate Britain, May 2004), Welcome to My World Built With You in Mind (Thomas Dane Gallery, Dec 2004/Jan 2005) and Breakdown (2001) in which Landy systematically destroyed all of his 7,227 possessions.
The four BRITDOCART films will be shown as part of a UK tour during the course of 2009. To be notified of screening dates and venues, please sign up to our email bulletins:
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