‘If the lion does not tell its story, the hunter will’: a century of thrilling Cameroonian art

Ô Cameroon! is a new book documenting a century of Cameroonian visual art, bringing together artists whose work has often lacked a shared archive or directory. Its curator, Ozong Agborsangaya-Fiteu, describes the project as an urgent act of cultural recovery, intended to preserve artists’ histories and let Cameroonians tell their own story.

The 424-page volume features 180 artists and spans 1919 to 2025, from Foumban’s royal carvers and bronze-smiths to contemporary work. It includes posthumous contributions by painter-sculptor Koko Komégné and curator Koyo Kouoh, and will launch at London’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair before travelling to Abidjan, Paris, Douala and Yaoundé.