Koyo Kouoh is the new Director of the
Visual Arts Sector of the Venice Biennale, with the task of
curating the 61st International Art Exhibition in 2026, the
Board of Directors of the Biennale decided Tuesday, upon the
proposal of President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco.
Kouoh, 57, of Cameroonian and Swiss heritage, has been
Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Zeitz Museum of
Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town, South Africa since 2019.
She was the founding Artistic Director of Raw Material Company,
a center for art, knowledge and society in Dakar (Senegal).
She was also part of the curatorial team of documenta 12 (2007)
and documenta 13 (2012).
photo: Festival director Dieter Kosslick (L) and Cameroonian
curator Koyo Kouoh pose during the photocall of the
International Short Film Jury during the 69th annual Berlin Film
Festival, in Berlin, Germany, 12 February 2019.
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