Exhibitions
Being There
In this series, Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop inserts himself into slides taken in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s; the slides are from The Anonymous Project, a collection that the British artist Lee Shulman has been building for years. At first glance, the images appear charming, evoking a wave of nostalgia—which is quickly dissipated by the vision of a homogeneous society in which racial segregation still prevailed. Whereas Shulman’s collection highlights the absence of diversity, Diop’s intervention undermines it. Together, Shulman and Diop redefine the power of the image and of memory, collaging past and present to create the illusion of near-perfect harmony.
Exhibition produced in partnership with the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.
The exhibition is made possible thanks to the support of the Institut français and the Consulat général de France à Québec.
The establishment is certified “partially accessible” by Kéroul.
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
