Wolf Kahn Retrospective To Open in October at CSU’s Bo Bartlett Center
Staff Report From Columbus CEO
Tuesday, September 24th, 2019
The Bo Bartlett Center will proudly feature 35 paintings by internationally renowned artist Wolf Kahn, October 1, 2019 through January 13, 2020. The Columbus State University Bo Bartlett Center is located at 921 Front Avenue in Columbus, Georgia.
About Wolf Kahn
Wolf Kahn (b. 1927, Stuttgart, Germany) immigrated to the United States in 1940. After settling in New York City, Kahn studied briefly with Stuart Davis before going on to study with the influential artist and teacher, Hans Hoffman during the rise of the New York School and Abstract Expressionism.
Kahn is known for his shimmering, atmospheric landscapes with sweeping bands of color and spontaneous mark-making. He has received numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, an American Academy of Arts and Letters award, and a US State Department International Medal of Art. Kahn’s work is in museum collections throughout the United States including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.