Lesley Lokko Becomes First Black Curator to Organize Venice Architecture Biennale

The Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy has picked Lesley Lokko to curate its 2023 edition, making her the first person of African descent to helm the world’s top architecture biennial. Dezeen reported that she is also the first Black architect to organize the biennial, as well as one of the few women ever to curate it. Lokko’s biennial is set to open on May 20, 2023.
Like its sister biennial devoted to art, the Venice Architecture Biennale has been largely curated by white archite