biography of Angus FAIRHURST (1966-2008)
Personal data
Birth : 1966 - Penbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United Kingdom
Address
London, United KingdomRepresentatives
CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Sophienstrasse 21 – Berlin, Germany
Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
Education
1985 – 1986 : KIAD Kent Institute of Art & Design – New Dover Road – Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
1986 – 1989 : Goldsmiths College – University of London – New Cross – London, United Kingdom
Pupil of / student of Michael CRAIG-MARTIN [ 1941 ]
Professional data
Work and Life
1990:He became an influential figure in the group which became known as the YBA’s: Young British artists.
1989:He is associated with the Goldsmiths’ College group, sometimes known as the “Freeze Generation”, which emerged in the late 1980s during Michael CRAIG-MARTIN’s period of teaching there.
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting :
Sculpture-Volume :
Photography :
Movements and styles
Conceptual ArtYoung British Artists
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2006
Grimm Fine Art – Amsterdam, Netherlands
09/2006 – 09/2006
Unwit
Paul Kasmin Gallery – New York NY, United States
05/05/2006 – 06/03/2006
2001
More or Less Angus Fairhurst
Sadie Coles HQ – London, United Kingdom
03/14/2001 – 04/12/2001
1998
Sadie Coles HQ – London, United Kingdom
1998
1997
CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Berlin, Germany
1997
1996
White Cube – London, United Kingdom
1996
1990
Karsten Schubert Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1990
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Grimm Fine Art – Amsterdam, Netherlands
2006
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Sophienstrasse 21 – Berlin, Germany
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Sophienstrasse 21 – Berlin, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Sophienstrasse 21 – Berlin, Germany
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Sophienstrasse 21 – Berlin, Germany
Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Sophienstrasse 21 – Berlin, Germany
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Sadie Coles HQ – 35 Heddon Street – London, United Kingdom
2000
ART2000 – The 12th London Contemporary Art Fair
London, United Kingdom
01/19/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Richard Salmon Gallery – 59 South Edwards Square – London, United Kingdom
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : CFA Contemporary Fine Arts – Sophienstrasse 21 – Berlin, Germany
Group exhibitions
2006
Survivor
Bortolami Dayan Gallery – New York NY, United States
03/11/2006 – 04/01/2006
2004
Drunkenmasters
Galeria Fortes Vilaça – São Paulo, Brazil
05/27/2004 – 06/26/2004
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Tate Britain – London, United Kingdom
03/03/2004 – 05/31/2004
Le Cabinet des Collages
D’Amelio Terras – New York NY, United States
01/10/2004 – 02/14/2004
2002
Iconoclash: Beyond the Image Wars in Sciences, Religion and Art
ZKM – Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe – Karlsruhe, Germany
05/04/2002 – 08/04/2002
2001
Casino 2001
SMAK Stedelijke Museum voor Actuele Kunst – Gent, Belgium
10/20/2001 – 01/13/2002
Works on paper from Acconci to Zittel
Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001
Animations
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center – Long Island NY, United States
2001
2000
Apocalypse – Beauty and Horror in Contemporary Art
Royal Academy of Arts – London, United Kingdom
09/23/2000 – 12/15/2000
Angus Fairhurst, Michael Landy, Sarah Lucas, Gillian Wearing
Nýlistasafnið / The Living Art Museum – Reykjavík, Iceland
2000
1999
Hirst /Fairhurst /Hume /Coventry /Quinn
Helly Nahmad Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1999
1988
Freeze
Surrey Docks – London, United Kingdom
1988