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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Koyo Kouoh, history-making curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, has died, age 57
Editor's Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. The curator Koyo Kouoh, a giant of the contemporary art world who tirelessly championed African artists and became the first woman from the continent to curate the Venice Biennale, died on Saturday, age 57. Her death, in a hospital in Basel, Switzerland, was announced in a statement by the Biennale. While the official cause was not disclosed, her husband, Philippe Mall, said she had died of cancer following a recent diagnosis, according to The New York Times. Kouoh had been appointed in December to curate the next edition of the Biennale, the world's most prestigious international art exhibition. In its statement, the organization said: 'Koyo Kouoh worked with passion, intellectual rigour and vision on the conception and development of the Biennale Arte 2026. The presentation of the exhibition's title and theme was due to take place in Venice on May 20.' It added: 'Her passing leaves an immense void in the world of contemporary art and in the international community of artists, curators and scholars who had the privilege of knowing and admiring her extraordinary human and intellectual commitment.' Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, said in a statement: 'I express my deep condolences for the untimely and sudden death of Koyo Kouoh.' Asked how her death might affect the next Biennale, a spokesperson told The Art Newspaper: 'We'll know on May 20.' The spokesperson clarified that the conference was still scheduled to take place on that date. The Biennale is scheduled to run from May 9 to November 22, 2026. The organization had cast Kouoh's appointment as reinforcing its cutting-edge reputation. In December, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, the Biennale's president, praised her 'refined, young, and disruptive intelligence' in a press statement. In the same announcement, Kouoh called her appointment a 'once-in-a-lifetime honor and privilege,' describing the Biennale as 'the center of gravity for art for over a century.' She expressed hope that her exhibition would 'carry meaning for the world we currently live in — and most importantly, for the world we want to make.' Kouoh was born in Douala, Cameroon, in 1967, and moved to Switzerland at 13. After studying administration and banking, she worked as a social worker assisting migrant women before immersing herself in the art world and returning to Africa in 1996. In Dakar, Senegal, she founded RAW Material Company, an independent art center. In 2016, she joined the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in Cape Town, serving as curator and executive director. There, she became a leading advocate for Black artists from Africa and beyond, curating, among other projects, a major retrospective of the South African artist Tracey Rose in 2022. Beyond Africa, she won acclaim for exhibitions such as 'Body Talk: Feminism, Sexuality and the Body in the Works of Six African Women Artists,' which opened at WIELS Contemporary Art Centre in Brussels in 2015, and 'Still (the) Barbarians' at the 2016 Ireland Biennial in Limerick, which explored Ireland's postcolonial condition in the context of the 1916 Easter Rising centenary. 'Kouoh did not leave a title for the Biennale, but she did leave a grammar: the urgency to rewrite the rules of the curatorial game,' wrote Artuu, an Italian art magazine, in its obituary. 'Koyo Kouoh's theoretical legacy… does not propose new aesthetic models to frame, but undermines the very foundations of cultural hierarchy. It does not offer easy solutions, but asks uncomfortable questions: Who decides what is 'art'? Who has the right to tell? What is left to say when language itself has been historically colonized?' Read more stories from The Art Newspaper here.
CNN
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
A-List celebs shine on met gala red carpet
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CNN
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
A-List celebs shine on met gala red carpet
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CNN
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
A-List celebs shine on met gala red carpet
A-List celebs shine on met gala red carpet CNN Style's Nick Remsen shows us the view from his front-row seat at this year's Met Gala red carpet where this year's dress code, 'Tailored for You' explored the history of Black style and dandyism. 01:18 - Source: CNN Vertical Trending Now 14 videos A-List celebs shine on met gala red carpet CNN Style's Nick Remsen shows us the view from his front-row seat at this year's Met Gala red carpet where this year's dress code, 'Tailored for You' explored the history of Black style and dandyism. 01:18 - Source: CNN How $60M in tourism revenue is at risk if Alcatraz reopens After Trump's suggestion to reopen Alcatraz as a working prison, CNN's Veronica Miracle hopped aboard the ferry and visited the island – along with its throng of tourists – to get a first-hand look at how $60M in tourism revenue could be at risk if the president's plans come to fruition. 00:40 - Source: CNN Diddy Trial day one: Prospective jurors The jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' racketeering and sex trafficking trial started today. CNN's Kara Scannell explains who the prospective jurors are and who has been dismissed. 00:57 - Source: CNN Rare volcanic eruption not seen in nearly 40 years Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano could be seen hurling lava upwards of 300 feet into the air during a series of 'rapid rebounds,' which scientists say hasn't been seen in nearly 40 years. 00:33 - Source: CNN Man injects himself over 600 times with snake venom Tim Friede, a self-taught snake expert from California, injected himself with snake venom 654 times over 18 years and later contributed his blood to help scientists develop a new universal antivenom. 01:42 - Source: CNN Hundreds of dachshunds gather in Hungary in record breaking attempt In Hungary, dachshunds and their owners gathered in an attempt to break the record of biggest ever dog walk – a record previously set at 897 by the German city of Regensburg. The Hungarian Records of Association tallied the dogs as they walked through the street with their owners. 00:41 - Source: CNN Bored at the airport? For these travelers, it's showtime! Dancer and choreographer Blake McGrath felt the urge to whip out a dance combo while waiting for his flight at Dallas-Fort Worth International. The flight left without him, but when he uploaded the video to TikTok, it quickly went viral and eventually grabbed over 6.7 million views. 01:41 - Source: CNN 'Where's my camera?': Astronaut shares wondrous views from space NASA astronaut Don Pettit describes his love for photography and the images he took in his first press conference since returning from his fourth mission to space. 00:48 - Source: CNN Shedeur Sanders target of NFL draft prank call During the NFL draft, Shedeur Sanders, one of football's biggest draft prospects, received a call saying he was picked up by the New Orleans Saints, but the call turned out to be a prank. Sanders was later selected by the Cleveland Browns as the 144th overall pick in the fifth round. 01:15 - Source: CNN Robotics team overcomes wildfire destruction to reach world championships After the Palisades Fire destroyed their school and robotics lab, 4th and 5th graders from Marquez Charter Elementary School rebuilt their robots—and their hope—to compete on the world stage. 01:05 - Source: CNN He bought gold at Costco. He's not cashing in yet With gold prices touching record highs recently, some buyers of Costco gold bars are sharing their love of bullion on social media. But one gold bug tells us he's planning to be a lifelong investor in the precious metal. 01:58 - Source: CNN Key evidence in Karen Read trial Karen Read, who is accused of causing the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, is being retried in Massachusetts. Read has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene. A mistrial was declared last year after jurors said they were at an impasse. CNN's Jean Casarez breaks down key evidence. 01:33 - Source: CNN Earth week ends with a smiling face in the sky Just before sunrise on Friday, April 25, US stargazers can find a celestial "smiley face" along the eastern horizon as a waning crescent moon aligns with Venus and Saturn. 00:50 - Source: CNN Scientists discover car inside sunken WWII warship NOAA researchers discovered a 1940s Ford Super Deluxe "Woody" inside the sunken USS Yorktown, a famed WWII aircraft carrier lost during the Battle of Midway. 00:42 - Source: CNN
New York Post
01-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
The world's tallest unoccupied building to resume construction — after a decade-long shutdown
China's 'walking stick' skyscraper now has some new legs. Construction on the Goldin Finance 117 tower in Tianjin is set to resume after 10 years, CNN Style reported. Progress on the 1,959-foot-tall tower — making it the tallest unoccupied building in the world — stalled after the Chinese stock market crash of 2015. Now, a new construction permit means that this 'ghost tower' can progress towards a projected completion date of 2027. 6 The tower rises 1,959 feet above Tianjin. NurPhoto via Getty Images 6 China 117 topped out in 2015 before progress ground to a 10-year halt. NurPhoto via Getty Images 6 The completion of the tower may be a part of a broader push by China to stabilize its fraught real estate market. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images Chinese state media announced last week that construction of the 117-story tower, aptly nicknamed 'China 117,' could resume, CNN Style reported. Daring urban explorers have flocked to the imposing structure over the past decade, chronicling their death-defying climbs in viral videos, including Russian couple Angela Nikolau and Ivan Kuznetsov in 2016. The skyscraper, which broke ground in 2008, was constructed with a system of 'mega columns' to brace it against strong winds and earthquakes. The impressively lean tower was designed to host three office zones and a five-star hotel on the upper floors, according to architects P&T Group. A diamond-shaped atrium containing a pool and an observation deck will top the building. 6 Four 'mega columns' run up the 117-story tower. NurPhoto via Getty Images 6 The tower was designed to host three office zones and a five-star hotel on the upper floors, according to the architect. NurPhoto via Getty Images Goldin Properties Holdings, the Hong Kong-based real estate developer behind the site, has since gone into liquidation, CNN reported. The edifice was originally destined to be the centerpiece of a larger, mixed-use development catering to the upper echelons of the northern port city. CNN Style reported that the wider development scheme for attractions like a convention center and a polo club remains uncertain, but the new permit reportedly nods to 'commercial corridors.' 6 The skyscraper stands much taller than its neighbors. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images The resumption of construction on both the Goldin Finance 117 Tower and the Chengdu Greenland Tower — a 1,535-foot skyscraper that has been on hold since 2023 — coincides with frequent headlines about China's abandoned skylines and ghost cites. 'The national government has made it clear it wants to stabilize the real estate market,' said Qiao Shitong, a law professor at Duke University School of Law and expert on Chinese real estate, told CNN Style.
