- Angus Fairhurst
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name = Angus Fairhurst
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caption = Angus Fairhurst
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birthdate =4 October 1966
location =Pembury ,Kent ,England
deathdate =29 March 2008
deathplace =Bridge of Orchy ,Scotland
nationality = British
field =Conceptual art ,sculpture
training = Canterbury Art College,Goldsmiths, University of London
movement =Young British Artists
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awards =Angus Fairhurst (
4 October ,1966 -29 March ,2008 ) was an Englishartist working in installation, photography and video. He was one of theYoung British Artists (YBAs).Life and work
Angus Fairhurst was born in
Pembury ,Kent . He studied at Canterbury Art College 1985-1986, and graduated in 1989 in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, where he was in the same year asDamien Hirst . In February 1988, Fairhurst organised a show of student work, which was a precursor to the "Freeze" show largely organised by Hirst in July 1988 with sixteen other students from Goldsmith, including Fairhurst. [Akbar, Arifa; Powell, Mariane. [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art-and-architecture/news/artist-behind-1990s-boom-commits-suicide-803101.html "Artist behind 1990s boom 'commits suicide'"] , "The Independent ",1 April 2008 . Retrieved2 April 2008 .] Fairhurst and Hirst became close friends and collaborated on many projects. Fairhurst was also for several years the partner and sometime-collaborator ofSarah Lucas .Fairhurst's work was often characterised by visual distortion and practical jokes. In 1991 he did a piece in which he networked together the phones of leading contemporary art dealers in London so that they could only talk to each other – a witty and telling remark that the art world is often only interested in speaking to itself.He worked in different media, including video, photography and painting, and is noted for sculptures of gorillas.Cramb, Auslan. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/01/nbritart101.xml "Britart founder Angus Fairhurst found hanged] , "
The Daily Telegraph ",1 April 2008 . Retrieved1 April 2008 .]Angus Fairhurst exhibited nationally and internationally after graduating from Goldsmiths. Exhibitions include "Freeze" and "Some Went Mad and Some Ran Away", "Brilliant!" at the
Walker Art Center and "Apocalypse" at theRoyal Academy in 2001. A 2004 exhibition "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was held at theTate Gallery with Hirst and Lucas.Sir
Nicholas Serota , director of theTate gallery, said:Fairhurst exhibited at
Sadie Coles HQ in London. OnMarch 29 ,2008 , the day after his third solo show at the gallery had closed, he was found hanging from a tree in a remote Highland woodland nearBridge of Orchy in Scotland, having taken his own life. [citation | title= Angus Fairhurst (1966–2008)| author= Oliver Basciano | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2008 | date= March 31, 2008| url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/27242/angus-fairhurst-19662008/| accessdate=2008-05-19 ] He is survived by his mother and brother.ee also
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Contemporary art
*Postmodern art Notes and references
Further Reading
"Angus Fairhurst", Sacha Craddock (with a Foreword by Sir Nicholas Serota), Philip Wilson Publishers, London, forthcoming.
External links
* [http://www.frieze.com/comment/article/angus_fairhurst_obituary/ Matthew Slotover on Angus Fairhurst]
* [http://www.sadiecoles.com/index.php/site/category/angus_fairhurst/ Angus Fairhurst on Sadie Coles HQ] (includes CV)
* [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2591&page=1 Angus Fairhurst in the Tate collection]
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