Wolf Kahn Foundation Opens New Space in NYC
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The Wolf Kahn Foundation has inaugurated a permanent space in New York City, marking a new chapter for the artist's legacy. The Wolf Kahn Foundation and Archives at 134 West 26th Street will welcome visitors by appointment starting Monday, August 24, one year prior to the centennial of the late painter in October 2027. This dedicated center for scholarship will house a wealth of research materials, from early studies and letters to photographs, lectures, publications, and more.
Ellen McCulloch-Lovell, the foundation's president and a longtime friend of Kahn, emphasized that despite his extensive travels and Vermont hill farm residence, the artist "always returned to his studio in NYC." Born to a refugee family from Nazi Germany, Kahn graduated from New York's High School of Music and Art, studied at the New School for Social Research, and later attended the Hans Hofmann School.
He taught at Cooper Union and played a significant role in the art world, organizing the Hansa Gallery. The foundation's presence in New York underscores his identity as a Second Generation, New York School artist. Meanwhile, in other New York art news, MoMA PS1 will debut a café named Symone, led by chef DeVonn Francis, which will serve French-African cuisine inspired by Francis's Caribbean and Jamaican heritage.
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