Artists
Omar Victor Diop
Omar Victor Diop was born in Dakar in 1980. Growing up, he cultivated his vivid imagination through literature and history and honed his talent in photography, collage, creative writing, fashion, and textile design. Since 2011, Diop has created a portfolio of self-portraits in which he embodies historical figures and fictional characters, questioning our relationship with our collective history. Diop’s work is in major institutional collections—Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris), the Brooklyn Museum—and has been exhibited at high-profile international events (Paris Photo, Rencontres d’Arles, and Kyotographie [Japan]). As an art director, Diop has been commissioned by major brands and groups, including Lancel, Louis Vuitton, Bernardaud, Pernod Ricard, and Lavazza.
Exhibition produced in partnership with the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.
- Countries / Nations / Communities
- Senegal
- Website
- omarvictor.com
Works
The Anonymous Project presents Being There 42. Image by Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop, 2023. From the series Being There, 2023. Fine-art photograph, inkjet print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin paper, 30 × 42.5 cm (unframed). Courtesy of MAGNIN-A (Paris). © Lee Shulman / The Anonymous Project © Omar Victor Diop