
Frames of reference
At the 61st Venice Biennale, the late Koyo Kouoh’s decolonial vision shaped a landmark exhibition, even as questions of representation, solidarity, and cultural authority continued to haunt the African pavilions.
1 Article(s) by:
Grace Tabea Tenga is a clinical psychologist, dancer in the black women’s collective B16, and art critic born and based in Oslo, Norway, of Tanzanian descent.

At the 61st Venice Biennale, the late Koyo Kouoh’s decolonial vision shaped a landmark exhibition, even as questions of representation, solidarity, and cultural authority continued to haunt the African pavilions.