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Jessica Diamond
Born
Jessica Diamond

(1957-06-06) June 6, 1957 (age 67)
New York, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationSchool of Visual Arts, Columbia University

Jessica Diamond (born June 6, 1957 in New York, New York) is an American conceptual artist who is known for her wall drawings and installations. She has explored themes of anti-commercialism,[1] social and sexual roles[2] in her artworks.

She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in 1979 and her MFA from Columbia University in 1981. She has exhibited her work globally since 1983.[3]

She did a series of wall drawings influenced by and responding to the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.[2]

References

  1. ^ Oxford Art Online.
  2. ^ a b Verzotti, Giorgio (1994). "Jessica Diamond". Artforum International. 32 (5): 101. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Jessica Diamond (American b. 1957)". ArtNet.com. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

Further reading

  • Moos, David, and Jessica Diamond. Jessica Diamond. Toronto: Art Gallery of York University, 2001. Print.
  • Pakesch, Peter, and Inge Scholz-Strasser. Freud and Contemporary Art: The Collection of the Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna : April 25-July 8, 2006. New York: Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, 2006. Print.
  • Schaffner, Ingrid, Bennett Simpson, and Tanya Leighton. The Big Nothing. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, 2004. Print.
  • Felix, Zdenek. Das Jahrhundert Des Multiple: Von Duchamp Bis Zur Gegenwart. Stuttgart: Oktagon Verlag, 1994. Print.
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