Casually Sauntering the Perimeter of Now: Misha Kahn

Misha Kahn: Casually Sauntering the Perimeter of Now, published by Apartamento, invites you into the colourful world of Misha Kahn, renowned for his exuberant maximalist collage works. The first book by the American artist and designer is filled with vibrant images of his works and sketches, interspersed with conversations with colleagues and friends, along with small hand-written notes. With a preface penned by curator and author Glenn Adamson, the book was published in 2023 in collaboration with the Friedman Benda gallery. The 210-page book features stylish velvet covers with gold hot-foil stamping.

This is a walk through a decade’s worth of work by Misha Kahn. Glitzy, wobbly, hairy, witty—no number of adjectives aptly describes an output so vast, one which ranges from underwater mosaic sculptures and scrap-metal chaise longues to a gem-encrusted, wrist-worn, labyrinth-style ball game. Neither strictly an artist nor a designer, Misha himself emphatically avoids categorisation for the very real fear it might box him in and close off fresh, breakable ground. It’s this boundless energy for every new material or technical challenge, combined with his singular ideas and aesthetics, that has made Misha a leading creative voice of his generation.

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