The international art world is still coming to terms with the news that Cameroonian-Swiss curator Koyo Kouoh, who had been appointed to lead the 2026 Venice Biennale, died suddenly last Saturday 10 May, aged 57.
Alongside her curatorial role at the 2026 Venice Biennale, Kouoh was Executive Director and Chief Curator of Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in Cape Town, South Africa, a position she held since 2019.