Koyo Kouoh had spent nearly seven months preparing the art event’s main exhibition before she died this month. Her team will complete the work and open the show in May 2026.
Category: Venice Biennale
Koyo Kouoh, Prominent Art World Figure, Is Dead at 57
She had recently been named to oversee next year’s Venice Biennale. She died just days before she was scheduled to announce its theme and title.
At the Biennale in Venice, A Fantasy Island Imported from Mexico
The floating farms known as “chinampas” may have something to teach Venetians and the world.
