Groundbreaking Cameroonian curator Kouoh dies: Cape Town art museum

Born in 1967, Kouoh had headed the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA), in South Africa's capital Cape Town, since 2019. She was chosen last year to curate the next Biennale -- one of the world's most important contemporary art shows -- opening in May 2026. The Zeitz MOCAA "received news in the early hours of this morning, of the sudden passing of Koyo Kouoh, our beloved Executive Director and Chief Curator", the museum said on social media. The Venice Biennale said in a statement...