Angus Fairhurst (B. 1966)

Piet

Details

Angus Fairhurst (B. 1966)
Piet
C-print with UV laminate
96 x 72in. (243.8 x 192.8cm.)
Executed in 1996, this work is no.3 from an edition of 6 + 1 AP

Provenance

Sadie Coles HQ, London, where acquired by the present owner.

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Galerie Paul Andriesse, 'Angus Fairhurst - A Cheap and Ill-fitting Relationship', 1996.
London, Sadie Coles HQ, 'Sarah Lucas Angus Fairhurst: Odd-Bod Photography', 1998.
Cologne, Klnischer Kunstverein, 'Angus Fairhurst', 1998.

Lot Essay

The gorilla has played a central role in the iconography of Angus Fairhurst, being depicted in various media from photography and video to countless drawings. "The gorilla's appeal is that it can stand in for the human figure in a Darwinian sense, possessing near human form, but does away with the need for characterisation." (A. Gallagher, in: 'Dimensions Variable. New Works for the British Council Collection', London 1997, p. 77.) After exploring the symbol of the gorilla in his drawings, Fairhurst soon began making videos of himself in a gorilla costume. "The gorilla image was brought to life and adopted by the artist as a form of alter ego." (ibid.)

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