Michael Kagan

Michael Kagan (b. 1980, Virginia Beach, USA) is an American artist known for his paintings and prints exploring themes of exploration, progress and human memory. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. A graduate of George Washington University (BFA, 2003) and the New York Academy of Art (MFA, 2005), Kagan has developed an immediately identifiable style blending gestural expressionism and industrial precision. His works draw on historical archives, notably NASA space missions, to question the relationship between man and technology, between heroism and vulnerability. His work has been widely exhibited internationally, including at Half Gallery (New York), The Journal Gallery (Brooklyn), the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, and numerous contemporary art fairs such as Art Basel Miami and Frieze New York. Kagan is also known for his collaborations with iconic brands such as A Bathing Ape (BAPE), Porsche and Nike, which celebrate his futuristic aesthetic and the visual power of his universe. His work can be found in numerous private and public collections, confirming his place as one of the most influential contemporary American artists of his generation.