{"product_id":"michael-kagan-moonwalker-2024","title":"Michael Kagan - Moonwalker (2024)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eIn Memory (2020)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michael Kagan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moonwalker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Screenprint in colours on Magnani Incisioni paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 61.0 × 61.0 cm (24 × 24 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 — signed, dated and numbered in pencil along lower edge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition screenprint — square format\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoonwalker\u003c\/em\u003e (2024) is a large-format square screenprint from Michael Kagan — the New York-based painter whose thickly impastoed, expressionistically rendered depictions of astronauts, athletes, fighter jets, and extreme human endeavour have made him one of the most distinctive and most collected figurative painters of his generation. The square format — 61 × 61 cm — gives the composition an immediacy and a formal authority that the standard landscape or portrait rectangle cannot achieve: the figure fills the frame without hierarchy, without background hierarchy, the image becoming almost iconic in its directness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eMoonwalker\u003c\/em\u003e subject sits at the intersection of Kagan's two great themes: the human body in extremis, and the technological sublime. An astronaut on the lunar surface — suited, helmeted, isolated in the absolute silence of a world without atmosphere — is simultaneously the most alone a human being can be and the most connected, the culmination of an entire civilisation's collective effort compressed into a single figure in a spacesuit. Kagan's painterly approach — translated here into the screenprint medium with its characteristic flat colour fields and graphic precision — preserves the essential tension of his studio practice: the heroic subject and the raw, gestural mark of its making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe title \u003cem\u003eMoonwalker\u003c\/em\u003e operates on multiple registers: the literal (walking on the moon), the cultural (Michael Jackson's most famous dance move, itself a gesture of weightlessness and defiance of gravity), and the philosophical (the human compulsion to walk on surfaces we were never meant to reach). All three are present in Kagan's image, none foregrounded above the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePrinted on Magnani Incisioni — a premium Italian cotton rag paper with a slightly textured surface, associated with the finest traditions of European intaglio and fine art printing — in an edition of 100, signed, dated, and numbered in pencil by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔ Shipping from France\u003cbr\u003e✔ Secure and professional packaging\u003cbr\u003e✔ Tracking number \u0026amp; insurance included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e➡️ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eContact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Collection Kagan\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/michael-kagan\"\u003e➡️ See all available works by Michael Kagan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Michael Kagan print?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original screenprint in colours on Magnani Incisioni paper, signed, dated and numbered by the artist from an edition of 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100 impressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is Michael Kagan?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Kagan (b. 1980) is a New York-based painter known for his thickly impastoed, expressionistic depictions of astronauts, fighter jets, athletes, and moments of extreme human endeavour. His work has attracted significant collector interest internationally and is represented by leading galleries in New York and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is Magnani Incisioni paper?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA premium Italian cotton rag paper with a slightly textured surface — associated with the finest traditions of European intaglio and fine art printing, prized for its archival stability and tactile quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the format of this work?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e61 × 61 cm square — an unusually assertive format that gives the composition an iconic, direct quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the work framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease contact us for framing options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDrawn to this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/alec-monopoly?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=alec+mono\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlec monopoly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e's collection may move you in the same way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Kagan","offers":[{"title":"61.0 × 61.0 cm","offer_id":54786155708762,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/MichaelKagan-Moonwalker_2024.png?v=1789370322","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/michael-kagan-moonwalker-2024","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}