Alexandre Diop

L’opulence rend inconscient, 2025
Mixed media on wood
45.2 in. x 37.4 in. / 115 cm. x 95 cm.

Alexandre Diop (b. 1995, Paris, France) is a Franco-Senegalese artist based in Paris, Dakar, Vienna, and Berlin. His process is deeply rooted in a meticulous exploration of the physicality of his materials. Diop has developed the concept of Object Image, utilizing everyday—and often discarded—materials and objects such as metal, found items from the streets or junkyards, fabrics, books, photographs, colors, anatomical elements, as well as transformative processes like fire and rust.

Acting as multilayered narratives, Diop’s works delve deeply into his own experiences, alongside broader observations and interpretations of the world. Inspired by contemporary realities, and cultural and subcultural practices across Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, and the U.S., as well as diverse musical genres ranging from noise to hip-hop, Diop presents a rich tapestry of inquiries, socio-political themes, and art-historical references. Diop also founded the artist collective Le Mouton Noir during his time in Berlin.

The Rubell Museum in Miami selected Alexandre Diop for its 2022 artist residency, which concluded with a solo exhibition. That same year, Ekow Eshun curated “The New African Portraiture: Shariat Collections” at Kunsthalle Krems, Austria, which featured Diop prominently. In 2023, Alexandre became the first contemporary artist to exhibit his works among the anatomical wax collection at the Josephinum, Museum of Medical History, in Vienna. He was also included in the group exhibition “Being Mortal” at the Dom Museum in Vienna and had a solo exhibition, “Jooba Jubba, l’Art du Défi, the Art of Challenge,” at the Rubell Museum in Washington, D.C.

In 2024, Alexandre was part of the exhibitions “The Beauty of Diversity,” Albertina Modern, Vienna; “Invisible Luggage,” Historic Hampton House, Miami; and “Collection Highlights,” Rubell Museum, Miami. In 2025, Diop’s drawings were presented as part of “De Sculptura,” an exhibition at Albertina Klosterneuburg, while this month Diop is a part of a two-person exhibition alongside Keith Haring at CFHILL in Stockholm. His art is included in major public and private institutions such as Albertina Museum (Vienna), Rubell Museum (Miami), AMA Collection Venice (Italy), Kunsthalle Krems (Austria), Espacio Tacuari (Buenos Aires), the Smithsonian (Washington, D.C.), and The Bunker Artspace (West Palm Beach). Set amidst olive groves and rocky coves and just a short drive from Porto Heli and within reach of UNESCO-protected temples, tombs, and amphitheaters, Amanzoe is deeply embedded in the mythic landscape of classical Greece.

Courtesy of the artist (@lejeunediable)

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