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Omar Victor Diop

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Omar Victor Diop
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipSenegal Edit
Name wey dem give amOmar, Victor Edit
Family nameDiop Edit
Ein date of birth1980 Edit
Place dem born amDakar Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFrench Edit
Ein occupationphotographer, visual artist Edit
Educate forESCP Business School Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.omarviktor.com/ Edit
Has works in the collectionNorth Carolina Museum of Art Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Omar Victor Diop (born 1980) be a Senegalese photographer wey ein conceptually-rich work be exhibited around de world.[1][2] He dey live den dey work insyd Dakar den Paris, France.

Early life den education

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Na dem born Omar Victor Diop insyd Dakar, Senegal. He be de youngest of six kiddies, wey na ein parents value education as a means to pursue opportunity. He den ein siblings attend optimal schooling from a young age, wich result in a career insyd finance den corporate communications.[2][3] He study for de ESCE International Business School insyd Paris before he work for Ernst & Young as an analyst, den then plus British American Tobacco insyd de African international relations department.[4]

Series

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Diop release chaw series, wey dey include:

  • Re-mixing Hollywood (2013) - a collaboration with the French-born American photographer Antoine Tempé. Dey consist of 20 photographs, de series dey based on iconic moments of popular American den French movies while dem dey replace dema subjects plus individuals from Senegal den Côte d'Ivoire.[5]
  • Project Diaspora (2015) - a self-portrait series insyd wich Diop dey recreate 15th den 16th century European paintings of educated, stylish, den confident historical figures of de African diaspora.[6] Diop dey plan make he widen Project Diaspora ein scope to Asia, de Americas den de Middle East.
  • Hopeful Blues (2015) - a series wich dey explore hope den resilience thru portraits of refugees of de UN Refugee Agency. (Part of ein exhibit he title REFUGEE.)[7][8]
  • Liberty (2016) - a photographic series wich dey recount, dey interpret den dey juxtapose historically defining moments of black history.[9]

Exhibitions

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Diop participate insyd chaw exhibitions internationally, wey dey include:

Group exhibitions [10]

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  • Untitled Miami Beach, Miami, Florida (2016)
  • African Folk Art?: Contemporary Creations in Sub-Saharian Africa, FRAC, Aquitaine, France (2016)
  • Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Paris, France (2017)
  • Festival Photo, La Gacilly, Brittany, France (2017)
  • Art/ Afrique, le nouvel atelier, Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France (2017)
  • African Passions, Cadaval Palace, Evora, Portugal (2018)
  • Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany (2019)
  • 1.54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Avenue Bad Jdid, Marrakech (2019)
  • Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present, Moody Center for the Arts, Houston, Texas (2020)[11]

Solo exhibitions [10]

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  • Liberty/ Diaspora, Autograph, London, England (2018)
  • Visual Arts Biennal of Mercosul, Santander Cultural, Porto Alegre, Brazil (2018)
  • Africa Africa, Palazzo Litta, Milan, Italy (2018)
  • A Queen Within Adorned Archetypes, Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, Washington (2019)
  • The Luminous Worlds of Omar Victor Diop, Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center (2022)[12]

Collections

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Diop ein work dem hold insyd chaw public collections, wey dey include:

  • Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris, France[13]
  • Brooklyn Museum, New York, US[14]
  • Tang Museum at Skidmore College, New York, US[15]
  • Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Illinois, US[16]

Art market

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Omar Victor Diop be represented by de MAGNIN-A[17] gallery insyd Paris, den by Elaine Harris plus AfricaLive Productions.[18]

Similar artists

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References

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  1. ↑ "Omar Victor Diop". Jenkins Johnson Gallery. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Through the Lens.” Films Media Group, 2018, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102633&xtid=187222. CNN. Accessed 1 Nov. 2019.
  3. ↑ "Senegalese Photographer Omar Victor Diop's Regal Portraiture". Jenkins Johnson Gallery. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Buggenhagen, Beth (May 2017). "If You Were in My Sneakers: Migration Stories in the Studio Photography of Dakar‐Based Omar Victor Diop". AnthroSource. 33: 38–50. doi:10.1111/var.12120. hdl:2022/21807.
  5. ↑ Zhang, Michael (2015-09-17). "Photographers Give Iconic Hollywood Movie Shots an African Remake". PetaPixel (in English). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. ↑ O’Hagan, Sean (2015-07-11). "Omar Victor Diop: 'I want to reinvent the heritage of African studio photography'". The Observer (in British English). ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  7. ↑ "Omar Victor Diop Captures the Beauty and Resilience of Refugees in 'Hopeful Blues'". ELLE (in American English). 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  8. ↑ "Une exposition de photos présente les réfugiés sous un nouveau jour - Le HCR collabore avec la Fondation Annenberg". UNHCR Afrique. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Striking images of black struggle". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Omar Victor Diop- Exhibitions". MAGNIN-A. November 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present". Moody Center for The Arts (in English). 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  12. ↑ "Exhibit: The Luminous Worlds of Omar Victor Diop". Martha's Vineyard Calendar. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Omar Victor Diop". Foundation Louis Vuitton. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "El Moro". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Ken". Tang Museum. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Juan de Pareja and Ayuba Suleiman Diallo". Block Museum of Art. 25 January 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Omar Victor Diop - Biography". MAGNIN-A (in English). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  18. ↑ "omar victor diop – elaine harris productions" (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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