Demon Circus exhibition at Iguapop Gallery

Alex Diamond: Demon Circus - exhibition at Iguapop, Barcelona from alex diamond on Vimeo.

short film about the exhibition "Don't worry 'bout a thing 2: DEMON CIRCUS" at Iguapop Gallery, barcelona, february 4th (till march 11). including stop-motion clip from painting the wall.

barcelona was amazing! an incredible experience showing with the Iguapop crew, it was a pleasure working with you guys! thumbs up to leticia and iñigo, thanks for the patience and all the coffee you had to get for me the three days I was married to that wall!

posted some pictures to my facebook, and the heliumcowboys documented it extensively in an online photalbum here. and in case you speak spanish - great article in spanish daily El Pais.

for any interest in the exhibited artwork, please check the pricelist and talk to iñigo at Iguapop

barcelona rules!

Demon Circus: Exhibition at Iguapop Barcelona, Feb 4

strong>(Don't worry 'bout a thing II.:) Demon Circus
Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Comerç 15

more pics over at my facebook page.

Image above shows poster for the show (A2 format, available at the gallery).

Getting ready for 2010

hi everyone,

for weeks now I have been (and will be for a couple more) very busy in the studio working on my upcoming exhibitions in barcelona (feb) and new york (march). here are the details:

(Don't worry 'bout a thing II.:) Demon Circus
Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Comerç 15

opening thursday, february 4, 8 p.m.
running from february 4 - march 6

DAMAGE:CONTROL (joint exhibition w. Boris Hoppek)
factory fresh gallery, East Williamsburg (New York)
1053 Flushing Avenue between Morgan and Knickerbocker, off the L train Morgan Stop

opening friday, march 5, 8 p.m.
running from march 5 - april 11

barcelona will see some of the works from the last series, "Being Alex Diamond", which is also the theme of my show in hamburg (oct/nov '09) as well as the topic of my new book, "Being Alex Diamond". in addition I'll bring lot's of new & different works with me to barcelona.

in new york I'll be mostly showing completely new drawings in ink, from small to xtra large.

well, it all goes in this direction:

or this:

and this (well, this is on wood and with acrylic paint. 2be seen in barcelona):

pictures from the show in hamburg (heliumcowboy)

Lot's of images from the exhibition "don't worry 'bout a thing" which opened on October 17 in Hamburg at the heliumcowboy artspace, just follow this link. Courtesy of the gallery.

Exhibition runs till November 13. More info at the gallery website.

(In this picture: Jessica Broscheit, one of the three amazing musicians (+ Max Timm (Mad Maxamom), Andrew Krell) performing that night, including, erm, cleaning my frames. Thanks, Sica!!!)

New video: Demon Catcher - Installation for ARTotale

First: do us both a favour and watch this in HD and with the speakers to their f***ing limits:

Alex Diamond: Demon Catcher - Installation for ARTotale: making of. from alex diamond on Vimeo.

Film about the Installation created for the ARTotale Project in Lüneburg, October 2009. Video shows the building of the whole monster and the construction on site with the Demon Catcher-crew on Oct. 7.

ARTotale is a street art project hosted by LEUPHANA University of Lüneburg, curated by Rik Reinking and featuring these AMAZING artists:

Adam & Akay, Akim, Almut Linde, Ash, Ben Eine, Brad Downey, Boxi, Bronco, Daniel Man, Dave the Chimp, DTAGNO, Faith47, Flying Förtress, Herakut, Herbert Baglione, Jay-One, Loomit, Mirko Reisser (DAIM), Moki &1010, Mode2, Pius Portmann, SKKI, Swoon, Tilt, Trica, Tryone, Vitché &Jana, Word2mother, Zevs, Zezao, 56K

More next week when I am opening my new exhibition at the heliumcowboy's in Hamburg. And go buy the book.

Oh, and if you click "continue reading ..." below, you can see more still images from the installation.

The Demon Catchers

more images over at my facebook album ...

Book launch: The Photos

photos from the launch event at Urban Outfitters, Hamburg. You can also see the installation I build "for" the book. Will be shown at the Fankfurt Book Fair oct 14-18 at the booth of GUDBERG Verlag

Wednesday, Sept 30, 4 - 8 p.m.: Book Release at Urban Outfitters, Hamburg

If you are in town, come visit the Urban Outfitters Store (Gänsemarkt 45, Hamburg) on Wendesday, September 30th. Between 4 and 8 p.m., GUDBERG Verlag and Urban Outfitters will host the launch of my brand new book "Don't worry 'bout a thing" ...

About the book: continue reading below ...

from GUDBERG Verlag:

ALEX DIAMOND – "DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT A THING (BEING ALEX DIAMOND)"

Book information:
ISBN: 978-3-940558-43-5
Formate: 17 x 22 cm
Pages: 136
Binding: Booklet
Price: EUR 21,90
Release date: October 2009

a few things ...

Just some stuff that happened the past weeks / will be happening shortly:

ROJO magazine published a new edition, called "®prana pure solid true" and featuring a spread of my latest works from the series "Being Alex Diamond". Get it at the ROJO-website here.

I just finished all images for my first book coming out in Fall with Gudberg Verlag. The book will be mainly about my latest project, called "Being Alex Diamond" (the one with the mask), but will also feature additional artworks & projects, references and texts by authors I admire. Gudberg is going to publish it for the book fair in Frankfurt this October, expect more details soon.

Also in October, I will be opening my next solo showat the heliumcowboy artspace (October 17 - November 13). It coincides with the launch of the book, which is smart, cos the exhibition will be about the same project, "Being Alex Diamond" ...

Just a week before opening the exhibition I will be part of a huge art project in Lüneburg, initiated and curated by Reinking-Projekte. It is an outdoor-exhibition featuring many internationally acclaimed artists. More news about that soon, and of course at the website of Rik Reinking.

Until then you can still check out the group exhibition "Nachschlag" currently on display in Hamburgs heliumcowboy artspace. I've been joining forces with the likes of Evie Haines, Ephameron, 56K, Will Barras, Jon Burgerman, Stephen Smith, Christophe Lambert, Nomad and the Invisble Heroes, and the show runs until August 14. More info here.

And to finish this monster entry: this is what I am currently doing to relax from all exhibition- and book-related preparations for the "Being Alex Diamond"-project - I will be drawing some tattoo-designs for a few people that asked me to do that lately. I'll be going away for some time now and take refuge in a place you cannot follow.

Enjoy the summer & see you soon!

Updated: NACHSCHLAG group show - more pictures

From June 20th to August 14th I am participating in a group show at heliumcowboy in Hamburg amongst a bunch of other excellent artists, such as Evie Haines, Ephameron, 56K, Will Barras, Jon Burgerman, Stephen Smith, Christophe Lambert, Nomad and the Invisble Heroes. The show is called NACHSCHLAG and it runs until August 14.

Pictures are online at heliumcowboy, check this link to view them all and to get more info on the show.

"Continue reading..." below for more detailed installation shots and the work exhibited.

This is the work I'm be showing there. "The hero of tomorrow rises in the golden child and cries: for the love of god!", 80 x 60 cm, acryllic on wood. click image to enlarge (pop up):

In a room with Nomad & Stephen Smith (Neasden Control Centre):

Some details from the installation:

more images here and at NoNewEnemies.net

This week in Hannover

Threesome - international group exhibition

curated by ArtBastard.com
hosted by Nice/Nice gallery

Deisterstr. 55
30449 Hannover

Vernissage: Saturday, 18.04.2009, 7 p.m.
Music: DJ Hi-Res / Dauerfeuer.net
Live-Art: HotCheeseCrew (Berlin/Kassel)

exhibition from: 18.04. - 03.06.09

featuring:

0717 (AT), 44flavours (D), Alex Diamond (US), Atle Ostrem (NO), Beastman (AUS), Biserama (D), CiahCiah (PL), Chin Keeler (UK), Das Mo (D), deerBLN (D), Diana Köhne (D), dust (D), Escif (ES), Eva Krusche (D), Evelyn Hahn (D), Felix Gephart (D), Formfieber (D), Helene Pe (FR), HotCheeseCrew (D), Joey Potts (US), Justin K (US), Karo Knitter (D), Kid Cash (D), Martin Whatson (NO), Matthewthehorse (UK), Matt Cipov (US), Mike Friedrich (D),Peachbeach (D), Philipp Zurmöhle (D), Sebastian Otto (D), Sean Lyman (US), Stefan Joch (AT), Steph (D, Flyermotiv), Disturbanity (D), The Krah (GR), Timrobot (D), …

... and this is what I am showing (click link)

Alex Diamond in Barcelona ...

The vernissage of the show "Das Herz von St. Pauli - heliumcowboy strikes back" last weekend in Barcelona was amazing. Thanks to the Iguapop team for being such great hosts! And thanks to all the visitors, it was massively crowded!

Unfortunatlely I cannot be at every show opening I am participating - but this time was a blast ... see pictures below and many many more over at heliumcowboy, click here!

In Barcelona

Setting up the exhibition "Das Herz von St. Pauli" at Iguapop gallery in Barcelona. First time I can show the new photo-painting series, at least the first larger output, besides the 2 large ones heliumcowboy presented in Miami. It is a joint group show from Iguapop with heliumcowboy, and it will open on saturday (January 17, 8 p.m.). Finished a small wall drawing yesterday, see a few results below ... and more images over at heliumcowboy.com

Pictures from the 5 years anniversary show

Well, it's all over now. It was fantastic. Pictures and everything at heliumcowboy.com, click here!!!!

Alex Diamond vs. Boris Hoppek. In the basement of the Bieberhaus.

5 years heliumcowboy artspace

This saturday, the huge 5 years anniversary exhibition from the heliumcowboy artspace gallery will open its doors ... it is a massive event, if you should be in Hamburg and don't come - blame yourself for missing it!

more info below the picture

Celebrating 5 years heliumcowboy artspace with a group exhibition featuring:

56k, Akane Kimbara, Alex Diamond, Alexey Mirni, Antonio Santin, Blami, Boris Hoppek, Casey McKee, Christophe Lambert, Jim Avignon, Jon Burgerman, Kingdrips, Karen Koltermann, Ki Yoon Ko, Lena Schmidt, Luiza Mogosanu, Lui Roq, Mike Swaney, moki, Stephen Smith/Neasden Control Centre, Nina Braun, Pandarosa, Patrick Farzar, Rinzen, Thomas Markus Schumann, Victor Castillo, Rai Escale, 4000.

July 12 - August 15

Vernissage: July 12, 8 - 12 p.m.
featuring live music by Andrephine, Jay Green, M.D.M.A.x and DJ Sdag (THE AREA BOYS)
and performance art by Luiza Mogosanu

Admission to Vernissage: 3 € (including exhibition catalogue / limited edition posters)
Admission to Exhibition (after the Vernissage): free
at Bieberhaus, Hachmannplatz/Ernst-Merck-Str. 9
A special edition catalogue will be published after the show.

more pictures on the heliumcowboy website

Art Basel

Been invited to be part of a project at Art Basel / Design Miami early June in, er, Basel. Project for Audi (by mutabor), the main sponsor of the fair; they made a great catalogue (no idea where you can get it), and apparently had a great vernissage with the works of 10 visual artists, photographers and designers from everywhere. Don't know about that either, I haven't been to Basel.

This is what was in there from me (click on the image to enlarge/pop up):

No New Enemies - group show in Brussels

One of my works is part of a great show at "le Botanique" - curated by No New Enemies/modart's Harlan Levey, the show combines a lot of artists from the vast NNE-Network, including Neasden Control Centre, Boris Hoppek, Alex Diamond, Bo130, Microbo, Morcky, the Boghe, Wayne Horse, Ado Jahic, Galo, The London Police, Will Barras, Jon Burgerman, Guillaume Desmarets, Never Effect, Ephameron, Maoma, Btoy, L’Atlas, Jerome ‘G’ Demuth, RuediOne, and Smash137.

Won't be able to make it myself there, but the heliumcowboys were taking the "Myth of the White Buffalo" to Brussels, painted the walls and set up a semi-installation/environment for the painting according to my plans. Seriously.

They came back with a lot of pictures, so please follow the "continue reading..." link below to view more.

(exhibition view next with Boris Hoppek's interactive sheep ...)

About the painting:

Alex Diamond: Monopoly Remix: The Myth of the White Buffalo
180 x 190 cm, acryllic, ink, magazine pages/collage on 16 wood panels (2008)

The White Buffalo is based upon one of the most important legends of the Sioux. The medicine man Crow Dog explains, "This holy woman brought the sacred buffalo calf pipe to the Sioux. There could be no Indians without it. Before she came, people didn’t know how to live. They knew nothing. The Buffalo Woman put her sacred mind into their minds.” Albino buffalo were sacred to all Plains tribes; a white buffalo hide was a sacred talisman, a possession beyond price. A white buffalo is the most sacred living thing you could ever encounter.

In the painting, the White Buffalos hide is created from art magazine pages featuring numerous artist portraits. The pages are whitened and then drawn over with many characters (or souls), fighting today’s battle with an art world that is trying to create icons and pop stars like saviours for an unpredictable future. Would you be quickly tempted by beauty (remember, lightning may struck you), or could you wait until it really is time to feast?

***

Much much more images, from the whole show and all artists: check out the digilog by heliumcowboy artspace.

More information - go to modarteurope.com or the No New Enemies site or continue reading this entry to check what Harlan wrote in his intro for the catalogue:

NNE is honored to showcase several of our members during Les Nuits Du Botanique at the Botanique
Museum in Brussels.

May 7 – May 18.

www.botanique.be

"Welcome to our playground. We had two days to fill the space. It hasn’t happened yet, but whatever happened I’m sure there wasn’t a lot of sleep involved.

No New Enemies is an international network of artists, activists and passionate people, which began as an open minded collective who enjoyed collaborating on the streets for various reasons. One of these reasons was to communicate with a broad and democratic public … to work outside of institution and reject elitist pseudo intellectual garbage. The network aims to place art in public spaces, support young artists with tools and opportunities and question the citizen/consumer dialectic and the military
style uniform of mass media aesthetics. Our voice is recycled. Our approach is DIY and Do it Together.

Everything is propaganda. Critical questions and brave imagination are the tools we have to slice through it.

Recognized for their work as ‘street artists,’ our members have created a language that has influenced every aspect of the cultural sphere. Want support of such a statement? Visit their sites or Google their names. If you look you’ll find their work, because like the artists themselves, it is constantly in motion. Affiliated NNE visual artists include: The London Police, Galo, Logan Hicks, Will Barras, Mr. Jago, Bo130, Microbo, Nomad, Dave the Chimp, Christophe Remy aka Never Effect, Jon Burgerman, Smash137, RuediOne, Morcky + The Boghe = Twothings, Maoma, Wayne Horse, Influenza, Abner Preis, L’Atlas, Ephameron, Richard Dana, Farm Prod, Victor Castillo, Neasden Control Centre, Alex Diamond,
Beat 13, The Love Movement, Joey Monsoon, Koor, Bayram, Jeremy Fish, The Don, Pixel Pancho, Rabodiga, Dadara, Pez, Above, Veggie, Faith47, D*Face, RIPO, Tina Vila, Thundercut and Vinnie Ray."

(Harlan Levey)

For More information on NNE Original Art, Prints, Products and Exhibition/Art services as well as public proposals, please contact: nonewenemies@gmail.com

www.nonewenemies.net

Helping Hounds Of Hell - opening in HAMBURG this Friday!

The charity skateboard exhibition "The Helping Hounds Of Hell" goes into the second round and opens inHamburg this friday. So make sure you drop by this Friday, Feb 8, from 8 p.m. at the heliumcowboy artspace, Sternstraße 4, Hamburg St. Pauli.

All info at houndsofhell.de and heliumcowboy.com.

A closer look at my boards (above image left, beside mokis and Gabriel Dubois' decks) can be found in this earlier entry.

Tan Cierto Como Hay Dios: Installation views

From the current show, some more details of the installation "Tan Cierto Como Hay Dios". Something similar is going to happen in New York soon ...

More images and infos about the current show "Love Me With A Gun To My Head" at heliumcowboy artspace - see entry below.

Love Me With A Gun To My Head - show images.

Finally. Managed to get a new entry up. Merely a link. Check out the images from my recent show "Love Me With A Gun 2 My Head", to be seen until January 18 at the heliumcowboy artspace. Visit my little cathedral "So sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche". Take a seat in my armchair. Don't worry 'bout hiding behind a mask. We had at least 3 Alex Diamond's during the night of the opening. And with Maex Kalin & Andrew Phin also the finest Rap/Double-Bass Duo from Hamburg. Make sure to check the videos also....

Alos, there was a 60 page book printed for the show, take a peek or order the catalogue here.

all links:

the show >>>>>
the videos of Maex Kalin & Andrew Phin >>>>
view and order the catalogue of the show >>>>

This was Miami.

So. The heliumcwoboy guys are back from Miami. Supplied with a bag full of stories, and even more images - now online over at the heliumcowboy artspace's website, check this link to view the pics. I just showed stuff that is pretty new and pretty different from the works on display at my current exhibition.

Next year I am gonna go again myself, this year I was just to slammed from all the preparations for the show here in Hamburg. I also heard that the modart magazine brought a truck full of their artists over. Maybe I should apply there and rock the beach with those guys next year ... ah, no, just kiddin', we all love heliumcowboy, and those modart guys are definitely not a good example for kids ...

setting up the show.

a first image from the build up of the installation for my upcoming show at the heliumcowboy artspace (they're using the same image on their site.. well, they've shot it :) ... building a church in the background ...

Love me with a gun to my head
Vernissage: Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m.
featuring Maex Kalin & Andrew Phin live

more info at heliumcowboy.com

Riding your board for charity.

All artworks for the exhibition next week are completed, really looking forward to setting up a massive installation in the gallery soon. The last stuff I've been working on are these 2 skateboards for the group shows THE HELPING HOUNDS OF HELL ...

I've been invited to participate in this great charity project, which will take place next January and Febuary in Berlin and Hamburg. The list of participating artists is really great (see below), and all of them and everyone else involved, starting with the skateboard company Twilite as the originator of the project and all other supporters like Sage Club Berlin, GDBG Design Company, Die Photodesigner, and the exhibiting galleries Neurotitan (Berlin) and heliumcowboy artspace (Hamburg, who also curated the shows), are working for free to support the SAGE Hospital for children in Senegal.

More info as soon as more comes up, latest in December the website for the project will be up and running, right now it contains the general info, here: houndsofhell.de

Participating artists, all dates and complete views of my decks - continue reading by checking the link below ...

THE HELPING HOUNDS OF HELL
a project by twilite skateboards and friends for the sage hospital

www.houndsofhell.de

25.01.2008 - 03.02.2008 neurotitan gallery, berlin
08.02.2008 - 12.02.2008 galerie heliumcowboy artspace, hamburg

with

44flavours | 56k | BEATSTEAKS | blackjune | blami | Nina Braun | Jon Burgerman | CAnTs.DBL | Victor Castillo | Alex Diamond | Gabriel Dubois | Ephameron | GDBG | The Haina | Havec | Boris Hoppek | HORT | human empire | Eilert Janßen | KINGDRIPS | Christophe Lambert | m23 | moki | Neasden Control Centre | Pandarosa & Michael Burman | Rinzen | Antonio Santin | Smash | Via Grafik | YUMMIE INDUSTRIES | Zast Real Estate

curated by Jörg Heikhaus, heliumcowboy artspace

Board 01: "Please Take My Heart (When No One's Watching)", Acrylic paint on, erm, Skateboard, 2007

Board 02: "The Voice Of Reason (I Can't Hear You)", Acrylic paint on, well, Skateboard, 2007

catalogue and show update

Woa. The Catalogue arrived. Very nice. Been down under with creating artwork for the book, well, mainly on creating artworks for the show at the heliumcowboy artspace (nov. 30 - jan. 18), and the SCOPE art fair in Miami (dec 5-9). For a preview of spreads from the catalogue click on the image below or here.

You cannot get it yet, gotta wait till the show opens nov. 30, 8 p.m. ... more info here ...

No Heroes In Her Sky: new images online

Finally managed to upload some better quality images and closeups/details from the large paper drawing "No Heroes In Her Sky" (150 x 240 cm, acryllic and ink on thick drawing paper).

So, if you want to see details of the work click here for more images (pop up)

Images from scope Basel.

Check out the photos from the booth of the heliumcowboy artspace at last weeks SCOPE art fair in Basel, here.

Below an image of Boris Hoppeks large cardboard sculpture after the fair outside being carried (?) away ...

Finished just in time for Basel.

What a terrible Photo, but unfortunately there was no good light and the Camera is crap. Will post better images once this large drawing will be at the heliumcowboy artspace booth at the SCOPE art fair in Basel next week (11. - 17. June)... Format approx. 150 x 250 cm, acryllic paint and ink on thick drawing paper.

if you want to see details of the work click here for more images (pop up)

Nachtrag: scope NYC.

The "IwannaDIEinsideyourdress"-Artwork as seen at scope Art Fair in New York February/March this year. Some impressions from the booth of the heliumcowboy artspace as well. Sorry for the delay. Alex has been very lazy.

Details and Booth impressions: continue reading below. All inquiries about any works as usual only via the gallery (heliumcowboy artspace).

The booth in New York (scope art fair, from Feb 21-26, 2007).

booth babes.

some fresh drawings, made to design a mural for the booth of the heliumcowboy artspace at this years scope art fair in miami in december. wait till you get the whole picture after december 5 or 6.

art.fair cologne.

some impressions from alex diamond-stuff at the booth of the galerie heliumcowboy artspace at this years art.fair cologne. more images over at the gallery's website, just follow this linkor click on the image below.

mask support by boris hoppek.

bootlegging friendswithyou

here's my contribution to the great great FriendsWithYou-bootleg show at the heliumcowboy artspace ... click on the image to see a larger pic. prepare to scroll a lot, this one is loooong. original size: 74 x 160 cm, but it's still on the paper roll, so ...

and don't forget to check out the great stuff done by other artists for this show: boris hoppek, moki, kingdrips, neasden control centre, eliza, via grafik, nina braun, haina, and of course sam & tury from friendswithyou themselves ... click here!

done. come see it.

the opening was huge. thanks to all who came, and to barabass & kuku sina portnova and and and ...

some images from the show and from the artwork can be found here!

allright, i am going back to bed ... need some more sleep to recuperate ...

but for those who are awake: the show runs until november 25, and can be visited from wednesdays to saturdays between 2 and 7 p.m. at the galerie heliumcowboy artspace, sternstrasse 4, 20357 hamburg.

3 days to go...

... madness is slowly creeping into the studio.

oh, and a larger view from a weird angle: