About Alex Diamond

ABOUT ALEX DIAMOND

ALEX DIAMOND | GENERAL INFORMATION | PAGE 1 /10 Alex Diamond is an artist project conceived by Jörg Heikhaus in 2004.

Jörg has been working and exhibiting as an artist since the 90ies, before embarking on different careers in various industries and professions: Jörg has been a photographer, a designer, a newspaper editor, writer of short stories and fiction, founder and creative director of the design agency killakanu, CEO of Internet consultancy Icon Medialab Germany and a freelance business consultant for companies such as Brand Eins, Volkswagen or Universal Music.

Since art was the first true love in his life, opening the art gallery heliumcowboy in 2003 marked the consolidation of his professional experiences, his curiosity and passion.

However, in 2004, Jörg returned to creating his own art with the first exhibition, ,Alex Diamond‘s Strange Sofa‘. In the beginning, this was only a sideline project outside of the gallery, something to „keep my head clear, my hands busy and to stay sane“ (in his own words), not intended to becoming a full time vocation and most definitely not a represented artist of his own gallery.

Slipping into different characters for each exhibition, in 2006 the person creating the artwork (Jörg) was deliberately taken away for an experimental and conceptual journey into celebrity culture. Raising the question wether an artist can be established without a face and vita, Jörg launched a long-term (2007-2010) project: ,Being Alex Diamond“. The result was exhibited in Miami, New York, Barcelona and Hamburg, and finally covered in a book published by Gudberg Verlag, Hamburg (October 2009).

After closing this project with the book and a few shows (and yes, you can establish an artist without ever revealing his/her identity, it is just very complex and requires a lot of additional work), Jörg returned to officially being the originator and creator of Alex Diamond. This is the second phase in „the life of Diamond“, when the work itself moved more in the focus, „not being tied up and busy with covering up the traces all the time“. Jörg moved his

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The work created here develops iteratively in a process that is strongly influenced by tradition and craftsmanship, „in values as well as in tools used“. This can be seen in the works themselves, in the way they are realized, in room concepts and the alteration of spaces, collected materials, multiples, and editions.

Works on and with wood; paintings with acrylics or spray cans as base for complex wood cuts; photographs, which are painted and drawn over; vintage block printing; furniture, installations, and complete rooms entirely out of wood - the extensive and technically wide opus made him into an acclaimed artists of this generation. Alex Diamond exhibited widely in Germany as well as in the USA, Spain and Switzerland.

Alex Diamond on the web:

www.alexdiamond.net

facebook personal facebook artist page

artwork available through:

heliumcowboy.com

ALEX DIAMOND | GENERAL INFORMATION | STATUS: 12.08.2013 | PAGE 3 /10 EXHIBITIONS: SOLO

2013

THE DAILY MOOD OF ... - Herr Beinlich Contemporary Fine Art Space, Bielefeld

DESIRECOLOGNE - Galerie ,Die Kunstagentin‘, Cologne

2012

PSYCHONOISEDESIRE - three exhibitions in one space feat. Jo Fischer (PSYCHO), ADAMEVA (NOISE), Alex Diamond (DESIRE) - heliumcowboy artspace, Hamburg

Wipeout - Installation for VIVA CON AGUA at Millerntor-Gallery 2012, Millerntorstadion, Hamburg

You Can Have Your Cake, But You Can’t Touch The Icing – Einzelausstellung im Kunstverein Buchholz, Buchholz, Deutschland

2011

THE ALEX DIAMOND MINING COMPANY – Vicious Gallery; Hamburg, Deutschland

INTO THE NIGHT / 01 - Nice/Nice Gallery; Hannover, Deutschland

2010

DAMAGE:CONTROL – mit Boris Hoppek, Factory Fresh; New York, USA

Don’t worry ‘bout a thing 2 | Demon Circus – Iguapop Gallery; Barcelona, Spanien

2009

Don’t worry ‘bout a thing 1 | Being Alex Diamond – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Deutschland

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SCOPE Art Fair New York – Solo-Messestand, mit heliumcowboy artspace; New York, USA

2007

Love Me With A Gun To My Head – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Deutschland

2005

Gold, Kinder! – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Deutschland

2004

Alex Diamond’s Strange Sofa – heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Deutschland

EXHIBITIONS: GROUP (SELECTION)

2012

MILLERNTOR GALLERY (Viva Con Agua) – u.a. mit Zezao, Jim Avignon, Boris Hoppek, Rebelzer, Los Piratoz, OZ, S-Fly, Jo Fischer, ADAMEVA; Millerntorstadion FC St. Pauli, Hamburg.

GEORGE HEARTS MARIA – mit Beau Stanton, Ryan Brennan, Zac Braun, Jon Todd, Jon Burgerman, Barnaby Whitfield, Molly Crabapple a.o., curated by Lori Zimmer/Art Nerd New York at heliumcowboy, Hamburg, Germany

ALEX DIAMOND | GENERAL INFORMATION | STATUS: 12.08.2013 | PAGE 5 /10 2011

The Helping Hounds Of Hell - art on skateboards, mit Boxi, Henning Kles, DAIM, Boris Hoppek, Dave the Chimp, Daniel Man, Vistor Ash, Stefan Strumbel, Smash 137, Casey McKee, Tilt, u.a.; Berlin und Hamburg, Germany

AAF London – mit Will Barras, Vincent Skoglund u.a., No New Enemies, London, Großbritannien

2010

Preview Berlin Art Fair – mit Jo Fischer, Nina Braun, Victor Castillo u.a., heliumcowboy artspace; Berlin, Germany

SOS KUNSTSTÜCK - Wohltätigkeits-Auktion für S.O.S. Kinderdörfer, mit u.a. Jonathan Meese, Robert Lucander; Hamburg, Deutschland

Mountain to Surf – mit Nina Braun, Victor Castillo, Boris Hoppek, Jo Fischer, u.a.; heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Deutschland

Street Art New York – Silent Auction Benefit für „Free Arts NYC“; Factory Fresh Gallery; New York, USA

2009

15QUADRAT/Kunstclub Wohltätigkeits-Auktion – Hamburg, Deutschland

ARTotale – Street Art Projekt kuratiert von Rik Reinking, mit u.a. Victor Ash, Ben Eine, Brad Downey, Boxi, Daniel Man, Dave the Chimp, Faith47, Flying Förtress, Herakut, Herbert Baglione, Loomit, Mirko Reiser (DAIM), moki & 1010, Mode2, Pius Portmann, Swoon, Tilt, Vitché & Jana,

ALEX DIAMOND | GENERAL INFORMATION | STATUS: 12.08.2013 | PAGE 6 /10 Word2mother, Zevs, Zezao, 56k; Lüneburg, Deutschland

Nachschlag! – in Kollaboration mit NoNewEnemies/ Harlan Levey (Kurator) im heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Deutschland

VOLTA5 Art Fair Basel – mit heliumcowboy artspace; Basel, Schweiz

Threesome – Gruppenausstellung kuratiert von ArtBastard.com im Nice Nice Exhibition Space; Hannover, Deutschland

Das Herz von St. Pauli – Gruppenausstellung mit u.a. 56K, Christophe Lambert, Arturo Sandoval III (Friends With You), Neasden Control Centre, Nina Braun; Iguapop Gallery; Barcelona, Spanien

15quadrat: Charity Auktion – 15quadrat/Kunstclub mit Hilfe von Sotherby’s, Hamburg, Deutschland

2008

SCOPE Art Fair Miami – mit heliumcowboy artspace; Miami, USA

5 years heliumcowboy artspace – Internationale Gruppenausstellung mit 30 Künstlern auf 1.600 qm; Hamburg, Germany

Unseen – Gruppenausstellung auf der Art Basel Design Miami; Switzerland

No New Enemies – kuratiert von Harlan Levey/No New Enemies, Le Musee du Botanique; Brussels, Belgium

Helping Hounds Of Hell – im Neurotitan Berlin und heliumcowboy artspace Hamburg, Deutschland

2007

SCOPE Art Fair Miami – mit heliumcowboy artspace; USA

ALEX DIAMOND | GENERAL INFORMATION | STATUS: 12.08.2013 | PAGE 7 /10 SCOPE Art Fair Basel – mit heliumcowboy artspace; Switzerland

Don’t Wake Daddy – Feinkunst Krüger; Hamburg, Germany

SCOPE Art Fair New York – mit heliumcowboy artspace; USA

2006

SCOPE Art Fair Miami – Wandarbeit (Special Project) und Messeausstellung, mit heliumcowboy artspace; USA

FriendsWithYou-Bootleg Show – Gruppenausstellung im heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Germany

ALEX DIAMOND | GENERAL INFORMATION | STATUS: 12.08.2013 | PAGE 8 /10 PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION)

2012

The Alex Diamond Mining Company – Verlag GUDBERG; Hamburg, Germany

2009

Don’t Worry ‘bout A Thing! (Being Alex Diamond) – Verlag GUDBERG; Hamburg, Deutschland

2007

Love Me With A Gun To My Head – Ausstellungskatalog, heliumcowboy artspace; Hamburg, Deutschland

Numerous features in international magazines and newspapers, among them:

Books (Selection):

ROJO (Spanien) | MODART #2 (Europe) | STREET KNOWLEDGE (UK/USA)

ALEX DIAMOND | GENERAL INFORMATION | STATUS: 12.08.2013 | PAGE 9 /10 LINKS:

alexdiamond.net | sales facebook persönliche Seite | facebook artist page | instagram | twitter

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