My name is David Emanu’el, דָּוִד עִמָּנוּאֵל.

Twenty-one years old and raised in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. 

Art history student now living in Manhattan andinterning at Hauser & Wirth. 

Formerly living in Tel Aviv-Jaffa and interning at Dvir.

Descended from a diverse heritage, my mother is סְפָרַדִּי with origins in Iberia & Veneto, Istanbul & Thessaloniki, Amsterdam &Brazil, and the Caribbean & the States. Her wisdom tradition is the source for this site. 

Converse in Françaisand עִבְרִית. Small talkin Português, Türkçe, Pу́сский, Italiano, and فارسی.

The youngest of five children. My three oldest siblings are from 서울 South Korea and I have one biological brother. 

Got a snarky sense of humor that I’m sure only my cat respects. And have low latent inhibition, so I basically think like a cat too. 

Love art and architectural history. Partial to Neo-Expressionism; Surrealism; Italian, Spanish, & Portuguese Baroque; Ottoman & Persian Islamic; and Critical Regionalism.

Practice Okinawan martial arts and yoga, and I love sailing and hiking. 

Passion for fashion; especially Bottega Veneta, Missoni, John Varvatos, Céline, and Yigal Azrouël.

Once upon a time I wanted to be a poet and writer, but in junior year of high school I had a published piece for a book get over-edited and I’ve been hesitant about sharing work ever after.

Lately, I’ve been interested in contemporary art and environmental studies and hope to spend my life in the States, Brazil, Senegal, France, Italy, Turkey, Israel, the Emirates, India, South Korea and everywhere in between.

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