Tue. February 4, 6:30PM
An exclusive conversation with the curator of the 2026 Venice Biennial.
Renowned African artist Kendell Geers and host of Art Matters lunch tables will once again invite a fascinating art world figure to join the discussion while raising intriguing questions.
This time, Kendell asks: In a world fragmented and divided by extremism, racism, prejudice and conflict, could art be the key to restoring our humanity? He argues that the ability to make art - which first manifested 73,000 years ago in Blombos Cave, South Africa - distinguishes us from animals and is the very definition of humanity.
Together with the director of the 2026 Venice Biennial Koyo Kouoh, you’re invited to join this thought-provoking discussion - a collaboration between GLEAN Magazine and TheMerode.
Being in charge of the world’s largest international exhibition, Koyo Kouoh has the unique opportunity to redefine our living relationship to art - and we can’t wait to hear her vision.
Don’t miss what promises to be a lively conversation on the rise and significance of African Figuration, the future of the 130-year-old Venice Biennial and why Art matters!
For those who want to find out more about Koyo Kouoh’s approach: On 7th February her 2022 travelling exhibition “When We See Us” opens at Bozar, providing clues to her understanding of how art defines identity. The show explores Black self-representation and provides a platform for a multitude of global Black perspectives, both pan-African and pan-diasporic.
Photo: ©Andile Buka
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