[Winter 2023]
John Max, Line Leading through Photography
By Michel Hardy-Vallée
[Excerpt]
To sum up an artist’s career apparently takes just a few major works, some biographical references, and several general remarks on how the artist’s work was received, all in chronological order. No need to write a novel. But to achieve such a level of conciseness, you have to travel a much longer road. Mine took fifteen years, starting in 2006, when I wondered, as I read page 134 of Faking Death,1 who this John Max was that the author kept mentioning, and what his Open Passport looked like. People kept saying, “Someone should write about him.” And so, I became that someone…
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