Misha Kahn | |
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Born | 1989 (age 33–34) 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]
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]
In 2023, Kahn was a contestant on The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist , a reality TV series that aired on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel. [14]
He was born in Duluth, Minnesota. [15] He currently lives in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, with his boyfriend Nick Haramis. [15] [16]
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