Architecture Lecture: Emanuel Admassu, Black Spatial Intonation
Emanuel Admassu explores how Arthur Jafa’s concept of Black visual intonation could offer a productive frame to think about the recent work of his firm, AD—WO, including Ghebbi at La Biennale di Venezia (2023), Groundwork at Art Omi (2023), and Immeasurability at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (2021).
Admassu is an artist, architect, and educator. He is founding partner of AD—WO and assistant professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, where he teaches design studios and theory seminars in urban design and architecture. He has previously taught at Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. AD—WO’s work is part of the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Admassu’s art, design, and teaching practices operate at the intersection of design theory, spatial justice, and contemporary African art.
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