Daniel Jouseff (born 1975) is a Swedish artist based in Stockholm and London. He is a

neo-expressionist Neo-expressionism is a style of late modernist or early-postmodern painting and sculpture that emerged in the late 1970s. Neo-expressionists were sometimes called ''Transavantgarde'', ''Junge Wilde'' or ''Neue Wilden'' ('The new wild ones'; 'New ...

artist and a social critic.

Life and work

Jouseff's parents have their roots in Palestine, and belonged to the Christian minority in the country before they immigrated to Sweden in 1967 to then settle in Skövde. Jouseff was born and raised in Skövde, but works and lives in Stockholm and London. He studied at Chelsea College of Fine Arts, GB, he left after a year to fully devote himself to his own creation. In Daniel Jouseffs world, imagery often return characters from popular culture and childhood comic books. Not infrequently illustrated conflicts and contradictions between the classic hero and villain, the latter often depicted as the deviant, dark and outcasts. The villain becomes a sort of commentary on how Jouseff always identified himself with the other, and how Western popular culture through its distinct imagery defined ideas of what is good and evil is portrayed. As a social critics, he use social commentary in his art, as well as attacks on power structures and systems of racism.

The Joker

Daniel Jouseff's work revolves around power in a world run by money, a world where men in power dominates. Pornography, the Middle East and Sweden are also themes that he naturally returning to, where he also lets his recurrent character, the Joker, move freely. The Joker by Daniel Jouseff

Notable exhibitions

Gummeson Gallery The Gummeson Gallery, (''Galleri Gummeson'') is a Contemporary art gallery situated on Strandvägen in Stockholm, Sweden. History It was launched in 1912 by Carl Gummeson, a local bookdealer, and quickly gained a reputation for its support of Mod ...

2005 * Volvo Showroom 2006
Galleri Stockselius
2008
NAU Gallery
2009
Story Hotel
2010
Young Art Gallery
2012
Make History (for Jim Beam)
2014 ''Upcoming Exhibitions''
"A Daniel Jouseff Performance"
Story Art, Story Hotel 2014 (Upcoming exhibition)
SOLO Storefront
"One day, 13Exhibitions" 2014 (Upcoming exhibition)

Life and work

The Joker

Notable exhibitions

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