The arts world is grieving the loss of Koyo Kouoh, a prominent Cameroonian-born curator who profoundly shaped the global contemporary art scene.

Koyo Kouoh, the director and chief curator of (Zeitz MOCAA), has died at age 57. Kouoh was appointed curator of the 2026 ...

Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh, the head of the biggest contemporary art museum in Africa and first African woman appointed ...

Kouoh, the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale, was due to present her plans for the prestigious international ...

Ms. Kouoh had recently been named to oversee next year’s Venice Biennale. She died just days before she was scheduled to ...

Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh, the head of the biggest contemporary art museum in Africa and first African woman appointed to lead the Venice Biennale, has died Saturday, the Zeitz MOCAA museum said.

She was 57. The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town in South Africa, confirmed her passing but gave no cause of death. Zeitz MOCAA, in a statement, said: "It is with profound ...