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As a researcher, Max specializes in modern and contemporary African art, cultural and political history. His undergraduate thesis on the history of indigo textile traditions in Guinea earned him the Henry Richardson Labouisse 1926 Prize. He presented his research at the 19th Triennial Symposium on African Art in Chicago in August 2024 and a chapter of his ongoing research project is set to be published in the Journal for African and Diaspora Fashion.
As an extension of his textile and art historical research, Max has co-curated exhibitions in Princeton and New York, contributed writing for shows in Bordeaux and Antwerp, and is currently developing an institutional exhibition in Paris.
In his art practice, Max contends with themes of memory and migration, across mediums including printmaking, sculpture and video. He has presented work in several group exhibitions, including Sound Images organized by Tina Campt and Exceed Your Vision curated by James Welling. Max is a recipient of the Alex Adam ‘07 Award from the Lewis Center for the Arts. He is part of the innaugural Black Rock Senegal Mentorship Program and has a forthcoming group exhibition at the Centre Culturel Blaise Senghor in Dakar.
He holds an A.B. in History, African Studies & Visual Arts from Princeton University, where he served as President of the African Students Association and worked at the Institute for International and Regional Studies. Upon graduation, he received the Student Leader of the Year Award, African Vanguard Award, and the Spirit of Princeton Award.
Max lives and works between Conakry and Stockholm.