Misha Kahn

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Misha Kahn
Misha Kahn
Born1989 (age 31–32)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materRhode Island School of Design
Known forSculpture, assemblage
Partner(s)Nick Haramis

Misha Kahn (born 1989)[1] is an American designer and sculptor, known for assemblage. He incorporates refuse and found objects in his furniture and lighting designs. Kahn's style has been described as "disheveled, spontaneous maximalism".[2]

Career[]

Kahn graduated from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a degree in furniture design in 2011.[3][4] In 2012, he was a Fulbright Fellow at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Tel Aviv, Israel.[5] He was a fellow in 2013 at the Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts in Millville, New Jersey.[6][7]

Kahn was featured in the Museum of Arts and Design's 2014 NYC Makers biennial. His first solo exhibition, Midden Heap, was at the Friedman Benda Gallery in 2016.[8][9] He has since exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center, Dallas Museum of Art, and High Museum of Art.[10][11]

His work is found in numerous public collections such as Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, New York),[1] and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Houston, Texas).[12] Collectors of his work include Kelly Wearstler and Peter Marino.[13]

Personal life[]

He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.[14] He currently lives in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, with his boyfriend Nick Haramis.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Collection: Ponchan". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  2. ^ Wu, Su (26 March 2017). "Dada 2.0". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Chaos theory: Trash becomes treasure in the fantastical work of Brooklyn-based designer Misha Kahn". Architectural Digest. 74 (11): 142. 1 November 2017. ISSN 0003-8520.
  4. ^ "The Garage Sales That Influenced Misha Kahn". SURFACE. 2019-05-18. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  5. ^ "Why Artist and Designer Misha Kahn Is Turning Heads". Galerie. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  6. ^ "Misha Kahn Essay". WheatonArts. 2013. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  7. ^ "Misha Kahn". WheatonArts. 2013. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  8. ^ Hass, Nancy (25 March 2018). "Another thing". The New York Times. p. 136.
  9. ^ Herriman, Kat (22 February 2016). "The Playful, Cartoonish Designs of a Furniture Wunderkind". The New York Times Style magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  10. ^ Adams, Susan (3 January 2017). "From Candice Galek To Skyler Grey To Bethany Mota: 30 Under 30 In Art And Style". Forbes.
  11. ^ "speechless: different by design". Dallas Museum of Art. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Collection: The Wild One". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  13. ^ Martin, Hannah (October 9, 2017). "Explore Misha Kahn's World". Architectural Digest. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  14. ^ a b Wu, Su (2017-03-06). "These 6 Emerging Designers Are Redefining Ugly". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  15. ^ Goodman, Wendy (November 16, 2017). "Two Grown Men Live Here He likes color. He doesn't. Guess who won?". New York Magazine.

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