{"id":27720,"date":"2019-03-04T13:41:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T13:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.230.254.106\/?post_type=magazines&p=27720"},"modified":"2019-03-04T16:59:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T16:59:14","slug":"koyo-kouoh-appointed-executive-director-and-chief-curator","status":"publish","type":"magazines","link":"http:\/\/3.230.254.106\/fr\/magazines\/koyo-kouoh-appointed-executive-director-and-chief-curator\/","title":{"rendered":"Koyo Kouoh Appointed Executive Director and Chief Curator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Koyo Kouoh brings two decades of experience as an international curator and cultural producer to her new role.<\/p>\n

As the founding Artistic Director of the thought-provoking RAW Material Company<\/a>, a centre for art, knowledge and society in Dakar, she developed numerous art programmes and published widely on contemporary art. She has served as Curator of the Educational and Artistic Program of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair for eight consecutive editions in London and New York, as well as on the curatorial teams for Documenta 12 and 13.<\/p>\n

Active in the critical field of the arts community in a Pan-African and international scope, Kouoh has a remarkable list of publications under her name, including the upcoming \u201cRAW Acad\u00e9mie: A Matter of Knowledge,\u201d \u201cWord!Word?Word! Issa Samb and The Undecipherable Form\u201d (2013) and \u201cCondition Report on Building Art Institutions in Africa\u201d, (2012) to name a few.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled to be joining Zeitz MOCAA in an executive and curatorial capacity at this crucial time in the museum\u2019s development. It is an unprecedented opportunity to create a strong home for the production, exhibition, discussion and collection of contemporary art in Africa\u201d says Kouoh on her appointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cKoyo is an outstanding leader and a passionate visionary who has an exemplary competence and extended network in all capacities of institutional operations with the arts in Africa and globally. She will be invaluable to Zeitz MOCAA in writing a progressive vision for the museum,\u201d said Jochen Zeitz and David Green, Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of Zeitz MOCAA.<\/p>\n

Kouoh\u2019s appointment is effective immediately with her full-time position as Executive Director and Chief Curator commencing on 6 May 2019, from when the wider executive team of Zeitz MOCAA will comprise of Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator; Brooke Minto, Director of Institutional Advancement; and Fawaz Mustapha, Director of Operations.<\/p>\n

She is following Azu Nwagbogu, who is assuming the role of Acting Chief Curator until May 2019. Nwagbogu will continue in this role until May, working alongside Kouoh during the transition and handover period, and will continue to work closely with the institution going forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27719,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[101,5646,5645],"magazine-type":[29],"class_list":["post-27720","magazines","type-magazines","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-koyo-kouoh","tag-mocaa","tag-zeitz-museum-of-contemporary-art-africa","magazine-type-news"],"core_raw":{"post_title":"Koyo Kouoh Appointed Executive Director and Chief Curator","post_content":"

Koyo Kouoh brings two decades of experience as an international curator and cultural producer to her new role.<\/p>\r\n

As the founding Artistic Director of the thought-provoking RAW Material Company<\/a>, a centre for art, knowledge and society in Dakar, she developed numerous art programmes and published widely on contemporary art. She has served as Curator of the Educational and Artistic Program of 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair for eight consecutive editions in London and New York, as well as on the curatorial teams for Documenta 12 and 13.<\/p>\r\n

Active in the critical field of the arts community in a Pan-African and international scope, Kouoh has a remarkable list of publications under her name, including the upcoming \u201cRAW Acad\u00e9mie: A Matter of Knowledge,\u201d \u201cWord!Word?Word! Issa Samb and The Undecipherable Form\u201d (2013) and \u201cCondition Report on Building Art Institutions in Africa\u201d, (2012) to name a few.<\/p>\r\n\u201cI am thrilled to be joining Zeitz MOCAA in an executive and curatorial capacity at this crucial time in the museum\u2019s development. It is an unprecedented opportunity to create a strong home for the production, exhibition, discussion and collection of contemporary art in Africa\u201d says Kouoh on her appointment.\r\n

\u201cKoyo is an outstanding leader and a passionate visionary who has an exemplary competence and extended network in all capacities of institutional operations with the arts in Africa and globally. She will be invaluable to Zeitz MOCAA in writing a progressive vision for the museum,\u201d said Jochen Zeitz and David Green, Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of Zeitz MOCAA.<\/p>\r\n

Kouoh\u2019s appointment is effective immediately with her full-time position as Executive Director and Chief Curator commencing on 6 May 2019, from when the wider executive team of Zeitz MOCAA will comprise of Koyo Kouoh, Executive Director and Chief Curator; Brooke Minto, Director of Institutional Advancement; and Fawaz Mustapha, Director of Operations.<\/p>\r\n

She is following Azu Nwagbogu, who is assuming the role of Acting Chief Curator until May 2019. 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