‘Scott Kahn: Man on the Moon’ by Stephen Short
2024
This month David Zwirner Hong Kong, which began representing Scott Kahn in May, stages the artist’s inaugural Asian show. And you can see why. How can an artist who paints this well have waited so long for global recognition? Kahn is exhibiting 10 paintings created between 1985 and 2024, imbued with saturated, fantastical, lush vibes that run the stylistic gamut from Leonardo and Rousseau to Raymond Briggs and Magritte. Part post-surreal, yet at times almost hyperreal, his creations’ magic realism and technical brilliance erupt across and out of the canvas in sections and declensions like vivid bursts of energy. And yet, despite their force, they’re still, contemplative, philosophical even—more Asian than American in their venerable, studious and meticulously rendered Zen-ism. And while they may inspire thoughts of other artists, their effect is singularly Kahn.
Read more at Prestige Hong Kong.
