{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Design"],"cover":{"alt":"The Unusual Story of Alex Diamond","height":1652,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-unmasked.jpg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-05-15T17:29:17Z","description":"The Alex Diamond Mining Company is the latest chapter in the unusual story of Alex Diamond, an artist project evading a fixed personality...","html":"\u003cp\u003eFamed \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Diamond\u003c/strong\u003e is well-known but still a nobody. The artist’s artworks are popular but there’s no corresponding face, neither a determined gender. Short, Alex Diamond is a ghost without identity\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Alex Diamond Mining Company\u003c/em\u003e was not just the name of the \u003ca href=\"/alex-diamond-mining-company/\"\u003eAlex Diamond exhibition\u003c/a\u003e in Hamburg back in 2011, it also is the latest chapter in the unusual story of \u003ca href=\"/alex-diamond-demon-circus/\"\u003eAlex Diamond\u003c/a\u003e, an artistic project that has been evading the definition of a fixed personality behind the pictures since its beginnings in 2004. And it is the title of Alex Diamond’s latest book, documenting on around 90 colored, German and English labeled pages the diversity of created artworks, reaching from woodcuts and prints to installations, mixed media projects and photography!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSince 2004, the persona Alex Diamond keeps surprising us with unusual actions, performances, and artworks that unite various artistic techniques and innovatively exploits the means of design they offer. Alex Diamond’s extensive oeuvre includes photographic series, collages, and woodcuts, but also the genres of installation and painting.\u003c/em\u003e (Judith Waldmann)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter I good the \u003ca href=\"/being-alex-diamond-art-book/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeing Alex Diamond\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e book a few years ago, I was keen to get the new one and luckily received it recently. For that reason I can now give you some insights into \u003cem\u003eThe Alex Diamond Mining Company\u003c/em\u003e and the unusual story of Alex Diamond\u0026hellip; and make sure to \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3943061108/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=3943061108\"\u003eget yours\u003c/a\u003e, I love it!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2760\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2760\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_954689f1139aa585.avif 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_43a16e617ad09775.avif 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_e4467a34a8fe587.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_1c3ffefa5192ee59.webp 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_1d936064498f30a0.webp 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_a62bb869ec3f7325.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_741c4c670a3074ac.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_1b5a48da1c8db80f.jpg 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_be404d49760e3753.jpg 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book_hu_741c4c670a3074ac.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" 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: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2760\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2760\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_5c8090d66153bd20.avif 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_ad8045e3d9ab3c4f.avif 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_6208c0c14d2e9b05.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_37661934d2077356.webp 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_734f2cf706895fa.webp 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_27eae8e3a636bed5.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_433eba8c15d824fd.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_91305d9d8de0fc52.jpg 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_9f16463d8b949dd8.jpg 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book_hu_433eba8c15d824fd.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" 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 \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_323e42e798a7d262.avif 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_ebfb9f2f1fbc0ef8.avif 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_4790314c4cb9a62c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_6c0d3215734f5777.webp 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_a75e12112471b31.webp 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_c48132ed70934e4c.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_32aeb154b583149f.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_4fef60c16691b6b5.jpg 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_3a429cdc5a82934d.jpg 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art_hu_32aeb154b583149f.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Alex Diamond - monster art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eAlex Diamond - monster art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2760\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2760\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_b49f511e75bf35e7.avif 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_1be3a20c85a2d93c.avif 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_109b8710940ccb93.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_c4d91ec0e0695ee5.webp 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_610dd290d8b788d6.webp 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_2da5b894861f9cf0.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_e97aafbf0ae0aa17.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_69f76fd88ce97013.jpg 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_d6846d46938db439.jpg 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art_hu_e97aafbf0ae0aa17.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" alt=\"Alex Diamond - skateboard art\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eAlex Diamond - skateboard art\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_a6fea849e631777a.avif 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_81b25f7a67452a61.avif 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_5443e005835e6914.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_251f50d672eaf13.webp 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_7ac9092f14f4fba.webp 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_c6a4f62570bc7f50.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_882a0050f269d5ec.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_95df661beb215b0.jpg 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_ed350e3081d7b290.jpg 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company_hu_882a0050f269d5ec.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"Alex Diamond Mining Company\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eAlex Diamond Mining Company\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2760\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2760\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2760\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_6548c2d7d717625d.avif 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_c1ca6e94ab023a.avif 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_3595fd75abd0d525.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_785cb04304447f7f.webp 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_cfff00980b150241.webp 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_47f8eb2c86cec652.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_26e48308d85d3c0f.jpg\" srcset=\"/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_ddf86c9dc38985df.jpg 480w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_93c227008573794b.jpg 960w, /the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art_hu_26e48308d85d3c0f.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2160\" 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\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nFamed **Alex Diamond** is well-known but still a nobody. The artist’s artworks are popular but there’s no corresponding face, neither a determined gender. Short, Alex Diamond is a ghost without identity...\n\n*The Alex Diamond Mining Company* was not just the name of the [Alex Diamond exhibition](/alex-diamond-mining-company/) in Hamburg back in 2011, it also is the latest chapter in the unusual story of [Alex Diamond](/alex-diamond-demon-circus/), an artistic project that has been evading the definition of a fixed personality behind the pictures since its beginnings in 2004. And it is the title of Alex Diamond’s latest book, documenting on around 90 colored, German and English labeled pages the diversity of created artworks, reaching from woodcuts and prints to installations, mixed media projects and photography!\n\n*Since 2004, the persona Alex Diamond keeps surprising us with unusual actions, performances, and artworks that unite various artistic techniques and innovatively exploits the means of design they offer. Alex Diamond’s extensive oeuvre includes photographic series, collages, and woodcuts, but also the genres of installation and painting.* (Judith Waldmann)\n\nAfter I good the [*Being Alex Diamond*](/being-alex-diamond-art-book/) book a few years ago, I was keen to get the new one and luckily received it recently. For that reason I can now give you some insights into *The Alex Diamond Mining Company* and the unusual story of Alex Diamond... and make sure to [get yours](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3943061108/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=3943061108), I love it!\n\n![Alex Diamond book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-book.jpg\u003e)\n\nAlex Diamond book ![Alex Diamond art book](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art-book.jpg\u003e)\n\nAlex Diamond art book ![Alex Diamond - monster art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-monster-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nAlex Diamond - monster art ![Alex Diamond - skateboard art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-skateboard-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nAlex Diamond - skateboard art ![Alex Diamond Mining Company](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-Mining-Company.jpg\u003e)\n\nAlex Diamond Mining Company ![Alex Diamond art](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/Alex-Diamond-art.jpg\u003e)\n\nAlex Diamond art ","tags":["Alex Diamond","Painting","Print","Art Book"],"title":"The Unusual Story of Alex Diamond","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/the-unusual-story-of-alex-diamond/"}