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Omar Victor Diop History, inheritance and possibility are re-imagined through the lens of the Senegalese photographer, one of the most successful young artists on the continent. Through his bold images, Diop examines the interplay between African and diasporic experiences by knitting together the past and present. Douglass sat for over 160 portraits, including a daguerreotype circa 1855 (bottom), to challenge negative representations of African Americans. Cultural Archive/Alamy In a 2015 self-portrait (top), from Diop’s series “Project Diaspora,” the artist emulates Frederick Douglass, who was the most photographed man of his era. Douglass sat for over 160 portraits, including a daguerreotype circa 1855 (bottom), to challenge negative representations of African Americans.

Persons: Omar Victor Diop, Frederick Douglass, Diop, Selma, ”, ” Omar Victor Diop, Douglass, “, ” Diop, Mama Casset, Malick Sidibé, Samuel Fosso, Martin Luther King Jr Organizations: paisley, West Locations: Senegalese, American, United States, Soweto, South Africa, Africa, “, African American, Dakar, Paris, Nigeria, Senegal, France, Nairobi, Lagos, Mali, America, African

☆ Samuel Fosso, known for his iconic self-portraits of famous figures, wins prestigious photography prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Maheshpreet Kaur Narula | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

These faces aren’t from history books – they are self-portraits of renowned photographer Samuel Fosso, and they have earned him this year’s Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. A jury then awards one artist a £30,000 ($37,000) prize for their significant contributions to contemporary photography. Samuel Fosso strikes the iconic pose of Olympian Tommie Smith in this photograph from the 2008 series "African Spirits." Samuel Fosso/Courtesy JM Patras, Paris“It’s never evident, what Black people suffered for independence or during slavery,” said Fosso. And yet he was still surprised to receive a call announcing he’s won this year’s Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize.

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☆ In Samuel Fosso’s Photos, ‘You Can See Evil, You Can See God’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Scott Reyburn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“They sent me the negatives. It cost me a lot,” said Fosso, 60, in an interview at the Galerie Christophe Person in Paris, which is holding the first major solo show of the artist’s work in a commercial gallery, through June 17. “In Paris, I had depression,” said Fosso, referring to the effect of learning that his studio, if not most of his archive, had been destroyed. “The Chief” was one of the “Tati” series of 11 color photographs Fosso made in 1997 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a discount store located in the Barbès neighborhood of Paris. Much loved by immigrant communities in the city, Tati closed in 2020, a casualty of the Covid pandemic.

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