Max Cole: Works 1970–2018
”In these paintings, marked by their somber palette... and exquisite mass of detail, only lengthy observation leads one to anything resembling a complete understanding of the deceptively simple compositions.”
— Angela Madesani, Artforum
Artwork by Max Cole
Texts by Douglas Dreishpoon, Stefan Kraus, Giuseppina Panza
Excerpts from Sidney Janis, Raimund Stecker, Magdalena Broska, Dan Cameron, Richard Vine, Laura Mattioli Rossi, Elisabeth Grossman, Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, David Pagel, Andreas Pinczewski, Reinhard Ermen, Steven Evans
Hardcover
10.5 x 12.25 inches
272 pages / 140 images
Trade ISBN: 9781942185215
Signed ISBN: 9798890180285
Learn about Max Cole’s limited edition slipcase here.
The painter MAX COLE has refined her visual language into a series of vertical and horizontal lines, and a restrained palette of gray, black, and white.
Her works often comprise up to 80 layers of paint and areas of unpainted linen, subtly interchanging the texture of paint with the texture of fabric. Further looking reveals tiny, imperfect, hatch marks that oscillate when seen from afar.
As Cole says, “The result is quiet, inward and meditative, transcending the physical.” This book presents work from Cole’s career over the past half-century, a complete chronology of her life, and excerpts from sixteen compelling texts.