Editing Angus Fairhurst (section)

==Life and work==

[[File:Fairhurst manabandoned.jpg|thumb|left|Fairhurst's ''Man Abandoned by Colour'' (1991)]]

Angus Fairhurst was born in [[Pembury]], [[Kent]]. Having attended [[The Judd School]] between 1978 and 1985, he studied at [[Kent Institute of Art & Design|Canterbury Art College]] 1985–1986, and graduated in 1989 in Fine Art at [[Goldsmiths, University of London|Goldsmiths College]], where he was in the same year as [[Damien Hirst]]. In February 1988, Fairhurst organised a show of student work, which was a precursor to the ''[[Freeze (exhibition)|Freeze]]'' show largely organised by Hirst in July 1988 with sixteen other students from Goldsmith, including Fairhurst.<ref>Akbar, Arifa; Powell, Mariane. [https://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. Retrieved 2 April 2008.</ref> Fairhurst and Hirst became close friends and collaborated on many projects. Fairhurst was also for several years the partner and sometime-collaborator of [[Sarah Lucas]].

Fairhurst's work was often characterised by visual distortion and practical jokes. An example is his drawing of a gorilla holding a fish under its oxter and both staring at a plate of chips.

He worked in different media, including [[video art|video]], photography and painting, and is noted for sculptures of gorillas.<ref name=cramb>Cramb, Auslan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080408011625/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. Retrieved 1 April 2008.</ref>

[[File:Fairhurst-Couple-of-Differences.jpg|thumb|150px|''A Couple of Differences Between Thinking and Feeling II'', 2003, by Angus Fairhurst]]

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 the [[Royal Academy]] in 2000. A 2004 exhibition ''In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'', was held at the [[Tate Gallery]] with Hirst and Lucas.