May 12, 2025|
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|7 months agoArt World Mourns: Zeitz MOCAA Director Koyo Kouoh's Sudden Passing
The unexpected death of Swiss-Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh, 57, director of Africa's leading contemporary art museum and appointed curator for Venice Biennale 2026, marks a significant loss for the global art community.
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- Koyo Kouoh has died unexpectedly at the age of 57.
- Kouoh was the appointed curator for the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, scheduled for 2026.
- She served as the Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) for the past six years.
- Kouoh was awarded the Grand Prix Suisse d'art / Prix Meret Oppenheim in 2020.
- Her exhibition 'When We See Us' is currently on view at Bozar in Brussels until August 10.
By The Numbers
57
years old
2nd
African curator
6
years
They Said
"La Biennale di Venezia is deeply saddened and dismayed to learn of the sudden and untimely passing of Koyo Kouoh."
"Art is in the cracks, not in the polish."