Freshwater by akwaeke emezi6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() They have been lauded as 'one of our greatest living writers' (Shondaland) and 'a once-in-a-generation voice' (Vulture) and are represented by Jacqueline Ko at The Wylie Agency for books, as well as by Manal Hammad at Verve Talent & Literary Agency for film/TV.Ī National Book Foundation '5 Under 35' honoree, Emezi was born in Umuahia and raised in Aba, Nigeria. Emezi's art practice is deeply rooted in the metaphysics of Black spirit, using the lens of indigenous ontologies to focus on embodiment, ritual, and rememory. Featured on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as well as on the cover of TIME Magazine as a Next Generation Leader, Emezi has given talks at Princeton University, Meta, MoMA, the Schomburg Center, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, etc and is represented as a public speaker by the Tuesday Agency. Akwaeke Emezi (b. 1987) is a multidisciplinary artist and writer based in liminal spaces. ![]()
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