The Venice Biennale announced that next year’s edition will follow the vision of its curator, Koyo Kouoh, who died of cancer last month, just days before she was set to share its theme. Titled ‘In Minor Keys’, the 61st International Art Exhibition
Koyo Kouoh, the first person of African descent appointed as curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, has passed away at the age of 57.
Venice Biennale has announced that Koyo Kouoh has been selected to lead the world’s largest recurring art exhibition. She will become only the second African-born curator to oversee the Biennale, following Okwui Enwezor, who made history as the curator of its 2015