Koyo Kouoh Curates 61st Venice Biennale with 'In Minor Keys'

The 61st edition of the Venice Biennale, titled 'In Minor Keys,' is curated by Koyo Kouoh, the first African curator to lead the event. Kouoh's theme calls for rejecting the spectacle of horror and instead tuning into lower frequencies, whispers, and oases that protect the dignity of all living beings. The exhibition emphasizes emotional, visual, and sensory experiences, encouraging wonder, meditation, dreaming, joy, reflection, and communion. In an era of aggression and greed, this message is described as significant, audacious, and deeply political.