Koyo Kouoh

Cameroonian and Swiss curator
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Summary

Koyo Kouoh was born on December 24, 1967[1], in Douala[2]. She died on May 10, 2025[3], in Basel[4]. She worked as a curator[5] and exhibition curator[6]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,471 views/month, #6,505 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Cameroon[8], Switzerland[9]
  • Field of work: exhibition curation[10], modern art[11], contemporary art[12]
  • Position held: museum director[13], director[14]
  • Employer: Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Commons category: Koyo Kouoh[17]
  • Family name: Kouoh[18]
  • Given name: Koyo[19]
  • Significant event: Venice Biennale[20]
  • Work location: Dakar[21], Cape Town[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Black Lunch Table[24]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: Wiki Editoras LX[25]

Why It Matters

Koyo Kouoh has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Koyo Kouoh born?

Koyo Kouoh's place of birth was Douala[2].

Where did Koyo Kouoh die?

Koyo Kouoh died in Basel[4].

What did Koyo Kouoh do for work?

Koyo Kouoh worked as a curator[5] and exhibition curator[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . swissinfo.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . artnews.com. Retrieved . artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . clarin.com. Retrieved . clarin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . lfm.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . clarin.com. Retrieved . clarin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . artnews.com. Retrieved . artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ig', 'it', 'ja', 'mos', 'nl', '
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  2. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → curator, exhibition curator
    Employer → —
    Field of work → exhibition curation, modern art, contemporary art
    Treccani id → eol-kouoh-koyo
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