MISHA KAHN American, b. 1989
Misha Kahn (b. 1989) is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. His works function as furniture−chairs, mirrors, lights, tables−but also cross the boundaries between form and concept as well as aesthetics and practicality, only to be characterized by their avant-garde shapes. Described as “disheveled, spontaneous maximalism”—and based on a technique of assemblage—his world of art consists of serendipitous and fluid outcomes that are created through a bold combination of everything from handmade materials to cutting-edge techniques.
Since first making a name for himself in the art world at the Whitney Biennial 2014 in New York, Misha Kahn has been busy exhibiting at major institutions around the world. He received the award for “Best of Show Contemporary Work” at Design Miami 2021, and held his first institutional solo exhibition, Wobble Moon. Objects from the Capricious Age, at the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, Germany, in 2022. In 2023, he also made a strong impression on the public when he was one of the three finalists on the American art survival show The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist. His work is in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass, New York; the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; and the Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky.
미샤 칸 Misha Kahn (b. 1989, 미국)은 뉴욕 브루클린에서 활동 중인 작가이다. 그의 작품은 의자, 거울, 조명, 테이블 등 가구로서 기능하지만 형태와 개념, 심미성과 실용성 사이의 경계를 넘나들며 전위적인 형상을 지니고 있는 것이 특징이다. 아상블라주(Assemblage)를 기반으로 한 ‘즉흥적 맥시멀리즘’으로 묘사되는 그의 작품 세계는 여러 재료와 수공예부터 최첨단 기술을 과감하게 조합하여 탄생한 우연적이고 유동적인 결과물들로 이루어진다.
2014년 뉴욕 휘트니 비엔날레에서 처음 이름을 알린 미샤 칸은 2021년 디자인 마이애미에서 ‘Best of Show Contemporary Work’ 부문을 수상하였고, 2022년엔 독일 뮌헨의 빌라 스턱 미술관에서 첫 기관 개인전인 《Wobble Moon. Objects from the Capricious Age》를 여는 등 해외 주요 기관에서 활발하게 전시를 이어가고 있다. 2023년엔 미국 아트 서바이벌 쇼 ‘The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist’에서 최종 3인에 오르면서 대중들에게도 강력한 인상을 심어 주었다. 그의 작품은 뉴욕 주 코닝 유리 미술관, 텍사스 주 달라스 미술관, 캘리포니아 주 로스앤젤레스 카운티 미술관, 텍사스 주 휴스턴 미술관, 켄터키 주 루이빌 스피드 미술관에 소장되어 있다.
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Misha Kahn: Glancing Blows
4 Sep - 27 Oct 2023Misha Kahn: Glancing Blows 04 September - 27 October 2023 The Page Gallery WEST The Page Gallery is proud to present Glancing Blows, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn, New York-based...Read more -
THE CHAIR
2 - 31 Jul 2020THE CHAIR 02 July - 31 July 2020 The Page Gallery WEST THE CHAIR exhibits every aspect of contemporary chair design, which ranges from Frank Gehry's elegant wooden chairs to...Read more -
Misha Kahn: BLOOMING INTO REALITY
2 Oct - 24 Nov 2019Misha Kahn: BLOOMING INTO REALITY 02 October - 24 November The Page Gallery WEST Misha Kahn was born in 1989 in Duluth, Minnesota. His work interplays design and sculpture conceptually...Read more
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Misha Kahn and Dries van Noten Create “Organized Craziness”
Interview Magazine April 27, 2023Misha Kahn and Dries van Noten are two visual explorers hailing from different generations and mediums—one transforms furniture into acid-tinted creatures that are nearly unidentifiable...Read more -
MISHA KAHN DESIGNED MAISON HERMÈS WINDOW OPENS IN GINZA, TOKYO
February 23, 2023Misha Kahn debuted his design for Maison Hermès Ginza Window Display. Titled Over The City Limit , the display is on view from February...Read more -
Dries Van Noten x Misha Khan
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Clothing Stores Are the New Art Gallery
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Misha Kahn prepares to unveil his latest shape-shifting works in New York
Wallpaper February 19, 2020Ahead of his exhibition at Friedman Benda, Wallpaper* pays a visit to designer Misha Kahn to discuss digital and analogue proccesses, low-brow pop-culture, and being...Read more -
The Garage Sale that Influenced Misha Kahn
SURFACE May 18, 2019Misha Kahn grew up on garage sales. “As a kid, I’d wake up on Saturdays at 5 AM and pester my mom to take me...Read more