"If I would come from anywhere, it would be Lost Vegas, which is a tiny place behind the right cerebral hemisphere. Just dust, sand and sun; nothingness really. No past, just a present and future, that's why I was never born and will never die." (Alex Diamond)

The book „Don’t worry ‘bout a thing (Being Alex Diamond)”, presents the latest works of the emerging artist Alex Diamond, who first appeared in the world of contemporary art in 2004 and since then earned himself a name. However the person behind the pseudonym is still unknown to the public as Diamond has always been playing with the allures of total anonymity and – since his humble beginning – always turned away from establishing an artist personality. His latest works are as well the results of his one-year self study being an intensive discussion with himself about the own identity, social roles, the power of the ego and an almost natural schizophrenia. Thus, in his first book, he reveals his latest artworks that do not only mix up photography and painting but also reality and fantasy. Diamonds series of photopaintings exhibits the artist himself slipping into altering bodies, taking over different personalities and re-inventing himself over and over again. His face – however – always hidden behind Diamond’s trademark: The furry mask with all its tentacles...