Emmanuel Olunkwa
Emmanuel Olunkwa | |
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Born | U.S. | March 1, 1994
Nationality | American |
Website | olunkwa |
Emmanuel Olunkwa (born 1994, Los Angeles, CA) is an artist, writer, designer, editor, and filmmaker.
Early life and education
Olunkwa was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA.[4][7] He took an interest in photography as a teenager in high school. His affinity for design began by looking at his hometown’s real estate and what elaborate remodels were being done.[8]
In 2014, Olunkwa moved to New York and later graduated with a B.A. in Liberal Arts from the Eugene Lang College at the New School with a concentration in Race, Art History, and Architectural Spatiality. During his final year, Olunkwa served as curatorial intern at MoMA PS1 as well as an editorial intern then editorial assistant at Artforum.[9]
In 2021, he graduated with an M.S. in the Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices program from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, and for his graduate thesis he dissected the spatiality of “Slave Play,” the Tony-nominated production by Jeremy O. Harris about racism and sexual kinks.[3][10][2]
Work
Olunkwa has written features on artists
Olunkwa was an editor of Pioneer Works gallery's The Broadcast, a virtual publication spanning art, music, science, and technology.[14]
Olunkwa started E&Ko., a functional furniture line of floral-inspired birch plywood chairs and tables, in 2020.
That same summer, Olunkwa launched November Magazine, a non-profit dedicated to publishing and programming around contemporary art and culture.[6] The magazine was founded alongside Lauren O'Neill-Butler, and includes Dawn Chan, Aria Dean, and Alec Mapes-Frances as its editors.[6]
In September 2021, Olunkwa was named editor of
References
- ^ "Emmanuel Olunkwa". The Poetry Project. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Emmanuel Olunkwa Designs Functional Furniture With His Intuition". Architectural Digest. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b "Emmanuel Olunkwa". Interview Magazine. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "pioneer works olunkwa - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b c "About - November". About - November. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "This Artist Found His Voice By Digging Past The Surface". UPROXX. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "November". www.novembermag.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Natasha Stagg is Ready". Cultured Magazine. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Aria Dean: Production for a Circle / Hannah Weinberger: we didn't want to leave / Giovanni Cioni: Short films - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Index | The Broadcast". Pioneer Works. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ "A Designer on the Up: Emmanuel Olunkwa, at Home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn". Remodelista. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Spyplane, Blackbird. "Climb under a rock, see yrself more clearly". www.blackbirdspyplane.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Budds, Diana (2021-11-18). "Emmanuel Olunkwa Wants to Redesign New York City Windows". Curbed. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Spyplane, Blackbird. "Climb under a rock, see yrself more clearly". www.blackbirdspyplane.com. Retrieved 2022-02-01.