Maximillian William

About the Gallery
Founded in 2015, Maximillian William began with an itinerant model which allowed the gallery to gradually form a roster of contemporary artists. An impulse to expand alongside the advancing careers of these artists led to the establishment of a permanent gallery space in Fitzrovia in 2019.

The gallery is artist-centric, collaborating closely with those it supports to build their platforms. On occasion, the gallery seeks to produce exhibitions that highlight those who have influenced its creative community, with the aim of presenting pivotal figures to a new generation.

Alongside exhibition making, the gallery is committed to publishing, producing a range of publications from artist books to exhibition catalogues and monographs. The distribution of literature is key to the gallery’s commitment to improving accessibility to contemporary art. Publications by the gallery are held in the archives of MoMA and Tate.

About the presentation
Maximillian William will feature works by Reginald Sylvester II that continue his investigation of objects that exist as both painting and sculpture. Sylvester II has used industrial materials such as steel and aluminum to construct the entirety of these works, rather than incorporating them within paintings as he previously did. The artist’s deep engagement with these materials reckons with their complex social, political, environmental and technological histories, leading to a language of abstraction tinged with spiritual undercurrents.