Overview
Since 2012, Dakar-born Omar Victor Diop has been hailed by the art world for his stunning, colour-saturated studio photography. His conceptual projects are primarily staged as beautifully costumed portraits and self-portraits, and focus on important historical figures and events from Black history and the African diaspora. In the three projects presented in this book, Diaspora (2014), Liberty (2017) and Allegory (2021), he revisits Black African history in poignant photographs that weave together the past and the present. Text in English and French. AUTHOR: Renée Mussai is a curator, writer, and art historian. For the past ten years, she has led Autograph ABP's art programs while simultaneously organising numerous exhibitions in Europe, Africa, and the United States. She is a research associate at the University of Johannesburg and a doctoral candidate in art history at University College London. SELLING POINTS: Eloquent portraits and self-portraits by a contemporary African studio photographer that expand on the tradition of Malick Sedibé and Seydou Keita 41 colour illustrations
Full Product Details
Author: Renée Mussai ,
Imani Perry ,
Marvin Adoul
Publisher: Five Continents Editions
Imprint: Five Continents Editions
Weight: 0.910kg
ISBN: 9788874399932
ISBN 10: 8874399936
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 26 November 2021
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
In 2016, the Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop began what he calls the liberty project , dramatising in his studio defining moments of black history. - Tim Adams, The Guardian
""In 2016, the Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop began what he calls the “liberty project”, dramatising in his studio defining moments of black history."" - Tim Adams, The Guardian ""Stunning and vibrant, the studio portrait photography of Omar Victor Diop is breathtakingly brilliant."" - Amateur Photographer
One could also say that the richness which Omar Victor Diop, through his sources of inspiration, injects into his work transforms his cultural borrowings into a true personal treasure. His inimitable style, a fusion of fantasy and storytelling, is recognizable as much for its bold colors as it is for the natural way it brings design and a certain idea of fashion into his art. Omar Victor Diop does not force himself to be modern or pop: he just is, and this contemporaneity is such a strong asset that it attracts the public and collectors.-- BLIND Magazine
Author Information
Renée Mussai is a curator, writer, and art historian. For the past ten years, she has led Autograph ABP's art programs while simultaneously organising numerous exhibitions in Europe, Africa, and the United States. She is a research associate at the University of Johannesburg and a doctoral candidate in art history at University College London.
