Misha Kahn: Branded by the design world as bizarre, in art terms Misha Kahn’s sculptural furniture pieces play a role that is uncommon but perfectly relatable: They serve the function of furniture, and if they look like and feel like furniture, they must be furniture. And yet, the alchemy that goes into each of his pieces imbues them with such a dynamic formal profile that they are often pose more questions that conventional art objects. “Kahn’s objects are like lamps and sculptures that invite you into a landscape where you suddenly realize you can’t escape. Always in control and giving up at the same time, his ideas encapsulate worlds we didn’t know we needed.”
South of the Border Heels, 2012. Wood, paint, and leather. Feature production: Max Hirschberger.
