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Angus Fairhurst

Like everyone whose path he had crossed, we at frieze were shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Angus Fairhurst. Angus was a funny, clever, charming man who will be much missed. As well as his work as an artist, Angus was a sensitive and elegant critic, though he wrote only occasionally.
 
I met Angus in 1990 when we were putting together the pilot issue of frieze. Along the way he played me a tape of ‘Gallery Connections’, the project he had produced a few months before. By placing two phones next to each…

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