Max Mikael Book (born 1953) is a Swedish visual artist, printmaker, and professor, and one of the most compelling contemporary artists. In the 1980s, he was a member of the art collective Ibid—alongside Jan Håfström, Håkan Rehnberg, and Johan Scott—as well as the Wallda Group with Eva Löfdahl. He is regarded as one of the foremost painters of the postmodern era and has held numerous exhibitions. He garnered significant attention in 1992, notably when Liljevalchs Konsthall exhibited works by Max Book, Carl Kylberg, and August Strindberg. Book’s powerful painting style is characterized by strong contrasts, a keen sense of light and shadow, and the interplay of textures and intriguing materials. His works are often dark, expressive, and mon...