Hako Hankson
The urgency of thought
25 April– 11 June 2024
Opening: 25 April 2024
6.30 pm
Born in 1968 in Bafang, Cameroon, Hako Hankson now lives and works in Douala. A self-taught artist, whose real name is Gaston Hako, with a diploma in car mechanics, was promised a completely different future. However, he chose painting and the elements that forged his youth.Hako Hankson’s approach is to …
Born in 1968 in Bafang, Cameroon, Hako Hankson now lives and works in Douala. A self-taught artist, whose real name is Gaston Hako, with a diploma in car mechanics, was promised a completely different future. However, he chose painting and the elements that forged his youth.Hako Hankson’s approach is to help and learn from his peers, it’s a true ode to the past and myths of ancient African civilizations. The artist transcribes, with legitimacy, the history of ancestral rites by giving them a …
