Koyo Kouoh (1967-2025) ~ “It is very important to build institutions as opposed to careers, because those institutions will leave a legacy that promotes knowledge." ~ We are shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of gorgeously beautiful, brilliant Koyo Kouoh. We will remember her for many, many things but especially for her striking generosity and her earnest teachings when she and RAW Material Company ( the institution dedicated to art, knowledge, and society that she founded in 2008) hosted all the 2011-2012 DAI students and a large group of tutors in Dakar, Senegal. In preparation of that journey Koyo also came to Arnhem in the Netherlands. Her guidance was sharp and very gentle at the same time ~ it did not fail to provoke meaningful shifts in our thinking. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family, her friends, to RAW, to the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town and to all who, like us, were excitedly looking forward to the 2026 Venice Biennale which she was going to curate. The loss is deeply felt.