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Misha Kahn

All Tied Up Chair
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Maker

Misha Kahn (American, b. 1989 in Duluth, Minnesota), (RISD BFA 2011, Furniture Design)

Title

All Tied Up Chair

Year

2023

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

86.4 x 61 x 70.5 cm (34 x 24 x 27 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2023.110

Type

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now
Jun 04, 2022 – Dec 01, 2030

Label copy

In All Tied Up Chair, RISD alumnus and Queer designer Misha Kahn combines formal principles with “the reality of our lives that smashes incoherent materials and forms together constantly.” Kahn first sculpted the work using virtual-reality software, then explored three dimensional possibilities with his own hands. He describes the freeform result as “very traditional craft meeting this hyper-digital object, . . . like a customized t-shirt running down a boardwalk with a hot dog as fast as it possibly can from a formal dining chair.”

–Elizabeth A. Williams, David and Peggy Rockefeller Curator of Decorative Arts and Design

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Tombstone

Misha Kahn (American, b. 1989 in Duluth, Minnesota)
All Tied Up Chair, 2023
Polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG), epoxy, and paint
86.4 x 61 x 70.5 cm (34 x 24 x 27 3/4 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2023.110

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