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Ms. Kouoh had recently been named to oversee next year’s Venice Biennale. She died just days before she was scheduled to ...
Koyo Kouoh, executive director and chief curator of Zeitz MOCAA and curator of the next Venice Biennale, died suddenly ...
Artists, fellow curators and friends reflect on the singular presence of Koyo Kouoh and the imprint she leaves behind ...
Kouoh, the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale, was due to present her plans for the prestigious international ...
Koyo Kouoh, one of the art world's leading figures and a fierce advocate of African creatives, has died aged 57.A ...
Remembering Koyo Kouoh, the Venice Biennale curator who died earlier this month, plus a look at the five designs competing ...
A prominent name in global art, Koyo Kouoh, passed away at the age of 57 on May 10, 2025, in Basel, Switzerland.
Kouoh belonged to a pioneering generation of African curators who worked hard for the recognition of African voices and creativity on the global stage. Although that recognition started to be earned ...
Koyo Kouoh, a world-renowned art curator who celebrated Black artists, died suddenly at 57, leaving an indelible imprint on ...
Koyo Kouoh has died suddenly. The Cameroon-born art legend was set to become the first African woman to lead the 2026 Venice ...
Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures ...
Koyo Kouoh, the curator of the 2026 Venice Art Biennale, has died at age 58, her home institution in South Africa said in an ...