PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THINGS
PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THINGS
The Koyo Kouoh Foundation
continues and structures the work
initiated by Koyo Kouoh
The foundation functions as a platform for resources, funding, and structural support for those contributing to contemporary African cultural production globally. Through this work, the foundation supports both emerging and established practitioners across Africa and internationally.
It is based in Basel, where she lived and worked, while operating worldwide, continuing in the way her practice always did.
The mission of the foundation is to support African and Afro-descendant artists, curators, and cultural practitioners, wherever they are in the world. This also includes artists from other geographies whose practices are in direct dialogue with these contexts and whose work aligns with the values, research, and conversations Koyo Kouoh developed and sustained throughout her career.
Support the Koyo Kouoh Foundation
with a donation and help continue the work of Madame Koyo.
Koyo Kouoh
Koyo Kouoh is one of the most influential curatorial voices of her generation, shaping the way contemporary African art is thought, produced, and experienced across the world. Her practice extended beyond exhibition-making. It was rooted in a deep commitment to artists, to knowledge production, and to building structures that allow both to thrive. Through her work, curating becomes not only a way of presenting art, but a way of engaging with society, of creating spaces where ideas can be exchanged, challenged, and sustained.
