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The much hyped Art-Bin project began last week in which artist Michael Landy is transforming the South London Gallery into a bin for artistic failures. Art Bin takes the form of an enormous 600m³ container which will gradually be filled over the course of the exhibition ultimately creating, in the artist’s words, “a monument to creative failure”. Landy famously destroyed all his possessions in his 2001 installation ‘Break Down’ and this major new work also raises issues around disposal, destruction, value and ownership. Anyone can apply to dispose of their work in the Art Bin, but only those works accepted by Michael Landy or his representative will make it in. If you’ve got a piece of creativity gone wrong that makes you cringe every time you look at it, the Art bin could be the key to it’s artistic destiny - Apply now. The exhibition runs until 14 March 2010.