Michael Landy: Future Ruins

This autumn, a selection of Michael Landy’s (b.1963) drawings of iconic buildings in ruins will be brought together for the first time in the Museum where the artist was first inspired to begin his meticulous series. Future Ruins at Sir John Soane’s Museum will feature new and recent work showcasing the detailed drawings that continue the artist’s reputation as one of the most talented draughtsmen of his generation. A work from the Museum’s collection - Joseph Michael Gandy’s (1771-1843) watercolour Architectural Ruins: A Vision (1798) - commissioned by Sir John Soane and depicting the then-Bank of England as a Roman ruin, was the inspiration for Landy’s series.