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Spanish art historian Elvira Dyangani Ose named new director of South Africa's Zeitz MOCAA
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Spanish art historian Elvira Dyangani Ose named new director of South Africa's Zeitz MOCAA

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Spanish art historian and curator Elvira Dyangani Ose has been appointed the new artistic director of South Africa's Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA).
  • She will officially take up the position on October 1 and will lead the museum's curatorial vision towards its 10th anniversary.
  • Dyangani Ose has a notable international career, including roles at MACBA in Barcelona and Tate Modern in London.

Elvira Dyangani Ose, a Spanish curator and art historian, has been appointed the new artistic director of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) in Cape Town. This appointment makes her the head of the continent's premier institution for contemporary African art.

It is a privilege to join Zeitz MOCAA. I am excited to come on board at this moment to continue its trajectory as a leading African institution with global reach.

— Elvira Dyangani OseThe newly appointed artistic director expressed her enthusiasm about joining the museum.

Dyangani Ose will officially assume her role on October 1. She will guide the museum's curatorial direction as it approaches its 10th anniversary. She succeeds the late Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh. "It is a privilege to join Zeitz MOCAA. I am excited to come on board at this moment to continue its trajectory as a leading African institution with global reach," Dyangani Ose stated following the announcement.

exhaustive local and international search

— David GreenThe museum's co-founder and co-chair described the process of selecting Dyangani Ose.

Museum co-founder and co-chair David Green highlighted that Dyangani Ose's selection followed an "exhaustive local and international search," reflecting the museum's identity as "rooted in Africa but connected to the world." Co-founder Jochen Zeitz noted the appointment occurs at a "decisive moment" to expand the museum's artistic ambitions in exhibitions, research, and collections.

rooted in Africa but connected to the world

— David GreenGreen characterized the Zeitz MOCAA's identity following Dyangani Ose's appointment.

Born in Córdoba, Spain, in 1974, with Equatorial Guinean heritage, Dyangani Ose is recognized internationally. Her previous roles include director of the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) from September 2021 to April 2026 and director of The Showroom in London. She was also instrumental at Tate Modern in London, where she developed the institution's first strategy for acquiring and collecting art from Africa and its diaspora.

decisive moment

— Jochen ZeitzCo-founder Jochen Zeitz commented on the timing of Dyangani Ose's appointment for the museum's expansion.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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