Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Jaiwana Monaghan.
Danielle Dean
Born in 1982, Huntsville, United States
Lives and works in Los Angeles, United States
Overview
Having once worked in the advertising industry, Danielle Dean is fascinated by the ways in which capitalism, consumerism and commercialism inform our construction of identity in the contemporary moment. The artist understands the role of marketing, technology and media in shaping our desires, acting as instruments for our subjugation and oppression, and concurrently operating as potential tools for resistance and emancipation. Dean, who was born in Alabama to an English mother and Nigerian fathe...Read more
Selected artworks