Emmanuel Olunkwa
Emmanuel Olunkwa (b. 1994, Los Angeles, CA) is a visual artist, writer, editor, and filmmaker.[1][2][3] Olunkwa currently serves as the editor-at-large for Pioneer Works and editor of Pin-Up Magazine.[4] In 2020, Olunkwa co-founded November Magazine.[5] Olunkwa's work has been published in Artforum, Interview, Architectural Digest, Museum of Modern Art, and the New Museum. He is based in New York.
Early life and Education
Olunkwa graduated with a BA from the Eugene Lang College at the New School and an MS from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture.[6][7][8]
Work
Olunkwa has written features on artists Kara Walker, David Wojnarowicz, and Deanna Lawson, architects Elizabeth Diller and Mark Wigley, and authors Natasha Stagg and Andrea Long Chu, amongst others.[9] His photography has been included in Dazed, Garage, Cultured, and e-flux.[10][11]
In 2020, Olunkwa started E&Ko., a functional furniture line of birch plywood chairs and tables.[12][13] The design works have been shown with artists Walter Price, Michael Krebber, Paul Chan, Wade Guyton, and Rachel Harrison.[14]
Later that year Olunkwa started November Magazine, a non-profit dedicated to publishing and programming around contemporary art and culture.[5] The magazine was founded alongside Lauren O'Neill-Butler, and includes Dawn Chan, Aria Dean, and Alec Mapes-Frances as its editors.[15]
References
- ^ "Emmanuel Olunkwa". The Poetry Project. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2021-06-11). "Emmanuel Olunkwa Designs Functional Furniture With His Intuition". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Emmanuel Olunkwa". Interview Magazine. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "pioneer works olunkwa - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b "About - November". About - November. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "Emmanuel Olunkwa". Interview Magazine. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "This Artist Found His Voice By Digging Past The Surface". UPROXX. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2021-06-11). "Emmanuel Olunkwa Designs Functional Furniture With His Intuition". Architectural Digest. 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.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2021-06-11). "Emmanuel Olunkwa Designs Functional Furniture With His Intuition". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "A Designer on the Up: Emmanuel Olunkwa, at Home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn". Remodelista. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2021-06-11). "Emmanuel Olunkwa Designs Functional Furniture With His Intuition". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ "About - November". About - November. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
