Kouoh will be the curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art, the first African woman to be appointed to this position, the foundation has announced. Photo: AFP
The Swiss-Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh has been appointed the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s most important contemporary art shows.
The 57-year-old Kouoh has headed the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in Cape Town, South Africa since 2019 and will curate the next biennale in 2026.
