Kantor Gallery is pleased to present a new solo exhibition “It Goes Fast” by New York based artist Michael Kagan.

Michael Kagan (b. 1980, Virginia Beach, VA) received a BA at George Washington University in 2003, and an MFA at New York Academy of Art in 2005. Most recently, his work has been the subject of solo presentations at Harper’s, New York, NY (2021); Almine Rech, London, UK (forthcoming 2022) and Brussels, BE (2021); Over the Influence, Hong Kong, CN (2021); Half Gallery, New York, NY (2018); Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, VA (2019); The Journal Gallery, New York, NY (2018); and Bill Brady Gallery, Miami, FL (2018). Kagan has participated in recent group exhibitions at Harper’s, Los Angeles, CA, and East Hampton, NY (2021 and 2020); Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, VT (2021); Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2020); Half Gallery, New York, NY (2020); and NASA Space Center, Houston, TX (2019). Reviews of his work have appeared in BBC, Juxtapoz, and Hypebeast among other publications. A monograph, Michael Kagan: I Was There When It Happened, accompanied the artist’s 2019 exhibition at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, which featured a forward written by collaborator and fellow Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams and an interview with Bill Powers. Kagan lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

For more information or to book an appointment to view the exhibition please email [email protected].