Overview

• The Venice Biennale confirmed the death of Cameroonian curator and museum director Koyo Kouoh at the age of 57, with no cause of death disclosed.
• Kouoh was appointed in December 2024 as the first African woman to curate the 61st Venice Biennale, scheduled for 2026.
• She was the founding director of Dakar's Raw Material Company and the director of MOCAA in Cape Town, where she championed African and diasporic artists through solo exhibitions.
• Kouoh also served on the curatorial teams of documenta 12 (2007) and documenta 13 (2012), cementing her global influence in the art world.
• The Biennale described her passing as leaving a significant void in contemporary art, highlighting her exceptional intellectual and human contributions.