Aladin

:This article is about the artist/magician by the name aladin. For the story from 1001 Arabian Nights and the character of the same name, see Aladdin.

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aladin is a British based but internationally active conceptual artist and virtuoso magician active since the early 1990s and who has a dedicated following. A world class sleight of hand performer he rarely performs in public and is not known to seek the company of other magicians. His (infrequent) public projects are admired and he has been acclaimed by the media in Britain and the Indian Subcontinent. He has several homes but resides in London.

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Aladin - British - Conceptual artist - Virtuoso - Magician - 1990s - Sleight of hand - Indian Subcontinent - London

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aladin would appear to have a focus on developing magic as an artform rather than on receiving popular recognition as an entertainer. His life story is unusual: he cut short a career in international banking consultancy to work with street gangs and experiment as a live artist; at some point he began to come into prominence as a magician until in 2000 he was headhunted by London?s Mayor to be in charge of the city?s cultural strategy for four years. aladin has a high profile as a management guru and arts sage.

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Entertainer - International banking - Consultancy - Street gang - Live artist - Mayor - Management - Arts

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Although he does not have the celebrity or fame of contemporaries such as David Blaine, Derren Brown and David Copperfield, aladin has other strings to his bow and is an influential academic, politician, strategist and producer/director.

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Celebrity - Fame - David Blaine - Derren Brown - David Copperfield

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For some aladin (he uses a small ?a?) is a maverick who reputedly never repeats a performance, rehearses or prepares. His improvised work is in many respects that of a physical theatre, live or performance artist, more akin to the work of Joseph Beuys.

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Improvised - Physical theatre - Performance artist - Joseph Beuys

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