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Africa Remix, The greatest exhibition ever devoted to African Contemporary Art. From May 25 to August 8, in Centre Pompidou (Paris). Douala: town of art for everybodyDouala seems to be a very dynamic city in the field of the visual arts. Through painting, sculpture, many artists try to question and to wonder about their environment.Arts in general are however not the major concern of Cameroonians which, when they do not fight for their survival, have evil to find an interest in contemporary art. There are several exhibition places in Douala and Yaounde and the hotels, the restaurants, attended by the expats act also as sale's places. Some however try to make the visual arts accessible to the greatest number through actions in popular districts. |
The initiative taken by the cercle Kapsiki in partnership with the French collective Scur&k to
led an action in the district New Bell, popular district of Douala: "Scénographies Urbaines" (Urban Scenographies) goes in
the direction of a greater proximity of the artists with their immediate environment.
Small outline of the work of some artists:
Max Lyonga Blaise Bang Salifou Lindou Koko Komégné Hervé Yamguen Goddy Leye Malam Joseph Francis Sumegne Hervé Youmbi Jules Wokam Also some links about artists or events |
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To go further: Some of these links open a page on the Amazon website. 
Revue Noire published an Anthology of African arts of 20th century...
, where some of the artists introduced in this section are quoted.
This anthology is an indispensable tool to discover the African contemporary art.
Number 13 of Revue Noire was devoted entirely to Cameroon. But it seems that it is out of print. One can also visit the website of Revue Noire.  Number 60 of the review Africultures ,
Cameroon:
La culture Sacrifiée(in fench on Amazon.fr), is also entirely devoted to Cameroon. The literature cuts the share of the lion but the visual arts are also treated of.
Hervé Yamguen seems omnipresent in this opus...
Other articles, in particular concerning Scénographies Urbaines (Urban scenographies) can be found on the site of Africultures  Les peintres de l'Estuaire (The painters of the Estuary in french on Amazon.fr) by Nicolas Bissek is devoted
to the artists of Libreville and Douala.
Several of the artists introduced in this heading are within the synopsis of this book.
And also Sidney Kasfir: Contemporary African Art Andre Magnin: African Art Now 
These links open a page on the Amazon.com site. |