Michael Kagan (artist)
Michael Kagan is a Brooklyn-based artist.
Biography[edit]
Born in 1980 in Virginia Beach, Michael Kagan received his BA from The George Washington University and MFA from New York Academy of Art, where he also completed a postgraduate fellowship in 2005.[1][2]
Kagan has exhibited worldwide in group and solo exhibitions including an upcoming exhibition at Almine Rech in London (2022);[3] Bill Brady Gallery, Miami, FL, USA (2018);[4] and a recent solo exhibition at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art,[5][6] Virginia Beach, VA, USA (2019/2020).
Kagan’s work is in the private collections of the Hall Art Foundation,[7] Reading, VT, USA; Maki Collection,[8] Tokyo, Japan; amongst others.
Special projects include a painting commission from The Smithsonian,[9][10][11] an apparel collaboration with Pharrell Williams[12][13] and the Billionaire Boys Club, and album cover artwork for The White Lies album Big TV which won an Art Vinyl award for Best Art Vinyl, 2013.[14] A recent monograph of his work was released in 2019 by ARTBOOK | DAP.
References[edit]
- ^ Curate 757 | Michael Kagan | Season 4 | Episode 13, retrieved 2020-10-28
- ^ "Michael Kagan "Death Zone"". www.nyartbeat.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Michael Kagan". Over the Influence. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Michael Kagan - We Have Felt The Ground Shake". BILL BRADY MIAMI. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." virginiamoca.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Space-inspired art exhibition opens at MOCA". 13newsnow.com. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Michael Kagan - Collection - Hall Art Foundation". www.hallartfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Artists | MAKI". Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Contact Light". National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Michael Kagan's Space-Based Paintings Explore the Fatalistic Power of Manmade Machinery". Colossal. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ Hollingham, Richard. "The Moon landings like you've never seen them before". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Pharrell x Michael Kagan Collaborate For Billionaire Boys Club". Vibe. 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "Michael Kagan Explores Man's Triumphs Over Nature in Exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "Spaceman art wins record cover prize". BBC News. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2020-09-29.