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Factual Nonsense: The art and death of Joshua Compston
Factual Nonsense: The art and death of Joshua Compston
Factual Nonsense: The art and death of Joshua Compston
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For Joshua Compston, life was a special kind of nonsense; Factual Nonsense. Seen by some as the romantic martyr of his generation nd by others, as a prankster, sending up the art establishment, Compston's gallery ‘Factual Nonsense' (FN) was quite unlike any other. Called a ‘crazy powerhouse of ideas', Factual Nonsense was a cultural think-tank located in a then run-down area of the East End. Determined to change the world through art, he was a driving force that helped turn the East End of London into the cultural hub that it is today. ‘Factual Nonsense – The Art and Death of Joshua Compston' is both a biography and an alternative portrait of the 1990's art scene in London's East End. Interviewees include such legends as Jay Jopling, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Sam Taylor-Wood, Gary Hume, Gavin Turk and Sir Peter Blake.

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Release dateJun 27, 2015
ISBN9781311703330
Factual Nonsense: The art and death of Joshua Compston
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Darren Coffield

Darren Coffield was born in London in 1969. He studied at Goldsmiths College, Camberwell School of Art and the Slade School of Art in London where he received his Bachelors in 1993 in Fine Arts. In the early nineties Coffield worked with Joshua Compston on the formation of Factual Nonsense - the centre of the emerging Young British Artists scene. He has exhibited widely with many leading artists including Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Patrick Caulfield and Gilbert and George at venues ranging from the Courtauld Institute, Somerset House to Voloshin Museum, Crimea. Coffield's work can be found in Art collections around the world. In 2003 his controversial portrait of Ivan Massow, former chairman of the ICA in full fox hunting costume was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London. In 2010 Darren Coffield was the only artist shortlisted for the three major painting prizes: the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, the Threadneedle Prize and the BP Portrait Award. Coffield lives and works in London.

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