{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"Great Art Book: Being Alex Diamond","height":1620,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/being-alex-diamond-art-book/being-alex-diamond.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2010-03-29T12:30:13Z","description":"“Alex Diamond is unseizable as a person and difficult to categorize as an artist, he is more fantasy than reality” and this is his art book...","html":"\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ca href=\"/chimp-1010-cupk-hamburg/\"\u003eI visited Hamburg\u003c/a\u003e some days ago, I got a copy of the “Being Alex Diamond” art book by Jörg from the Heliumcowboys Art Space - Thank you for that!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter I wrote that post about \u003ca href=\"/alex-diamond-demon-circus/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Diamond\u003c/strong\u003e’s\u003c/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eDemon Circus\u003c/em\u003e exhibition in Barcelona, I’m a big fan of the style and the intentions behind the artworks:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alex Diamond project clearly calls attention to the dangers of cultural myths and the process of constructing aesthetic consensus and value, it also makes a tender attack on the vacancy of celebrity culture and the market’s role in determining so-called quality. (Harlan B. Levey)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI love Diamond’s genderless, ageless and nation-less characters and considered myself for that reason to be tattooed with one of his/ her drawings\u0026hellip;For more info about Alex, visit \u003ca href=\"http://demoncatcher.com/\"\u003ealexdiamond.de\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some insights from the \u003cem\u003eBeing Alex Diamond\u003c/em\u003e art book. You could \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3940558435?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=3940558435\"\u003eget your issue\u003c/a\u003e, if you are interested in this contemporary art!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_383451c7e3f3e0f4.avif 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_f17e66dd58ab91b.avif 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_9f644b6aef2236d8.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_cf91379c02f54fb3.webp 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_655f75ffffc32272.webp 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_459e30064410a3d.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_b9feb8867374ca8.jpg\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_cd4a84ccc469deab.jpg 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_ac6969a8fe9d82f9.jpg 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book_hu_b9feb8867374ca8.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"alex diamond book\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ealex diamond book\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_2629af7506cb3981.avif 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_b693ee6565d9cfa7.avif 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_302391384770c3bd.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_96d1d3187f6c1e5c.webp 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_651a52740c63f54a.webp 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_ca5ee8de70425557.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_fbcbde575dfc2bd.jpg\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_a29e81ea089878d5.jpg 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_627777b5e1c01bc3.jpg 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art_hu_fbcbde575dfc2bd.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"alex diamond art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ealex diamond art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2432px; --image-ratio: 2432 / 1620\" data-source-width=\"2432\" data-source-height=\"1620\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1620\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_2de3bd287180546c.avif 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_9d7cd47f3a061c86.avif 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_354f72c67a93ed3d.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_d13c6b7b9a53b06c.webp 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_29a51ea32690301d.webp 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_917a2fd1d31c1468.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_23355e715ecff9e.jpg\" srcset=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_b2eea597e0b35b3f.jpg 480w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_696085d0bfb24a04.jpg 960w, /being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book_hu_23355e715ecff9e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" alt=\"alex diamond art book\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ealex diamond art book\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nWhen [I visited Hamburg](/chimp-1010-cupk-hamburg/) some days ago, I got a copy of the “Being Alex Diamond” art book by Jörg from the Heliumcowboys Art Space - Thank you for that!\n\nAfter I wrote that post about [**Alex Diamond**’s](/alex-diamond-demon-circus/) *Demon Circus* exhibition in Barcelona, I’m a big fan of the style and the intentions behind the artworks:\n\n\u003e The Alex Diamond project clearly calls attention to the dangers of cultural myths and the process of constructing aesthetic consensus and value, it also makes a tender attack on the vacancy of celebrity culture and the market’s role in determining so-called quality. (Harlan B. Levey)\n\nI love Diamond’s genderless, ageless and nation-less characters and considered myself for that reason to be tattooed with one of his/ her drawings...For more info about Alex, visit [alexdiamond.de](http://demoncatcher.com/).\n\nHere are some insights from the *Being Alex Diamond* art book. You could [get your issue](http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3940558435?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=3940558435), if you are interested in this contemporary art!\n\n![alex diamond book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-book.jpg\u003e)\n\nalex diamond book ![alex diamond art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nalex diamond art ![alex diamond art book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/being-alex-diamond-art-book/alex-diamond-art-book.jpg\u003e)\n\nalex diamond art book ","tags":["Alex Diamond","Art Book","Art Photography"],"title":"Great Art Book: Being Alex Diamond","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/being-alex-diamond-art-book/"}