Michael Kagan (artist)
Michael Kagan is an American artist based in Brooklyn, New York City.
Early life and education
[edit]Michael Kagan was born in 1980 in Virginia Beach.[1] He grew up near the first NASA field center, which later inspired some of his work.[2]
He received his BA from The George Washington University and Master of Fine Arts from New York Academy of Art.[1] In 2005 he completed a postgraduate fellowship at the Academy.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Kagan has exhibited worldwide in group and solo exhibitions, including an upcoming exhibition at Almine Rech in London (2022);[4] Bill Brady Gallery, Miami, FL, USA (2018);[5] and a recent solo exhibition at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art,[6][7] Virginia Beach, VA, USA (2019/2020).
Kagan's work is several private collections, including the Hall Art Foundation,[8] Reading, Vermont, and the Maki Collection in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
Special projects include a painting commission from The Smithsonian;[10][11][12] an apparel collaboration with Pharrell Williams[13][14] 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.[15]
I Was There When It Happened, a book of his paintings of NASA astronauts and rockets, was published in 2019.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Michael Kagan "Death Zone"". www.nyartbeat.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ a b "Michael Kagan: I Was There When It Happened". ARTBOOK. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Curate 757 | Michael Kagan | Season 4 | Episode 13, retrieved October 28, 2020
- ^ "Michael Kagan". Over the Influence. November 25, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Michael Kagan - We Have Felt The Ground Shake". BILL BRADY MIAMI. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "You are being redirected..." virginiamoca.org. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Space-inspired art exhibition opens at MOCA". 13newsnow.com. September 19, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Michael Kagan - Collection - Hall Art Foundation". www.hallartfoundation.org. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Artists | MAKI". Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Contact Light". National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Michael Kagan's Space-Based Paintings Explore the Fatalistic Power of Manmade Machinery". Colossal. August 25, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ Hollingham, Richard. "The Moon landings like you've never seen them before". www.bbc.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Pharrell x Michael Kagan Collaborate For Billionaire Boys Club". Vibe. March 8, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "Michael Kagan Explores Man's Triumphs Over Nature in Exhibition at Joshua Liner Gallery | Widewalls". www.widewalls.ch. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Spaceman art wins record cover prize". BBC News. January 3, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2020.