Misha Kahn Explained

Misha Kahn
Birth Place:Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Rhode Island School of Design
Known For:Sculpture, assemblage
Partner: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 held 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]

Kahn's work is in the collections of museums such as the Dallas Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Speed Museum of Art in Louisville, and the Corning Museum of Glass.[12] [13] Private collectors of his work include Kelly Wearstler and Peter Marino.[14]

In 2023, Kahn was a contestant on , a reality TV series that aired on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel.[15]

Personal life

He was born in Duluth, Minnesota.[16] He currently lives in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, with his boyfriend Nick Haramis.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collection: Ponchan. Corning Museum of Glass. 2019-08-02.
  2. News: Dada 2.0. Wu. Su. 26 March 2017. The New York Times.
  3. 1 November 2017. Chaos theory: Trash becomes treasure in the fantastical work of Brooklyn-based designer Misha Kahn. Architectural Digest. 74. 11. 142. 0003-8520.
  4. Web site: The Garage Sales That Influenced Misha Kahn. 2019-05-18. SURFACE. en-US. 2019-08-02.
  5. Web site: Why Artist and Designer Misha Kahn Is Turning Heads. 2016-12-12. Galerie. en-US. 2019-08-02.
  6. Web site: Misha Kahn Essay. 2013. WheatonArts. en-US. 2019-08-02.
  7. Web site: Misha Kahn. 2013. WheatonArts. en-US. 2019-08-02.
  8. News: Another thing. Hass. Nancy. 25 March 2018. The New York Times. 136.
  9. News: The Playful, Cartoonish Designs of a Furniture Wunderkind. Herriman. Kat. 22 February 2016. The New York Times Style magazine. 2018-10-16.
  10. News: From Candice Galek To Skyler Grey To Bethany Mota: 30 Under 30 In Art And Style. Adams. Susan. 3 January 2017. Forbes.
  11. Web site: speechless: different by design . Dallas Museum of Art . 17 March 2020.
  12. Web site: Collection: The Wild One . 2019-08-02 . The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
  13. Web site: Misha Kahn . 2024-07-28 . Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Smithsonian . en.
  14. Web site: Explore Misha Kahn's World. Martin. Hannah. October 9, 2017. Architectural Digest. Condé Nast. en. 2019-08-02.
  15. News: Roger . Catlin . March 3, 2023 . Behind the Scenes of the New Reality Series, 'The Exhibit' . The Smithsonian. Washington DC . March 3, 2023.
  16. News: These 6 Emerging Designers Are Redefining Ugly. Wu. Su. 2017-03-06. The New York Times. 2019-08-02. en-US. 0362-4331.
  17. News: Goodman . Wendy . Two Grown Men Live Here He likes color. He doesn't. Guess who won? . New York Magazine . November 16, 2017.

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