Mexico-All You Need Is Max
Everyone Will Be Famous for 15 Minutes
Peter Max: Pop Art Pioneer on the High Seas
"The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet" - Andy Warhol
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The Canvas Philosophy
The Art of Being a Middleman
I never know what I'm going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself. I'm just the middleman.
America is the canvas, throw up as much paint as you can. We are just the middlemen.
The philosophy behind the art: letting creativity flow through you rather than forcing it.
Both artist and dealer serve as conduits for something greater than themselves.
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70th Birthday Celebration
Celebrity Solstice Adventure
🎂 Peter Max's 70-Something Birthday Celebration Onboard Celebrity Solstice! 🎂
The legendary pop artist celebrated another milestone birthday aboard the luxury cruise ship,
bringing his vibrant art and infectious energy to the high seas.
Ed Reif with Pop Art Legend Peter Max
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Breaking Myths
The Power of Myth
The myth that REAL artists don't make money is the wrong myth. Pop Artist Peter Max is no miraculous exception—
He's industrial strength optimism in action.
Optimistic, generous, and naive—that's the German-American Dreamer in a nutshell.
He isn't the industry standard—He's industrial painting; churning and burning cotton-candy,
Art-Nouveau-ish limited editions—the inedible raised to the unspeakable, funk and junk.
The copies are better than the originals... from Xerox to Infinity. The man who mass-produced the decade(s)
even has Cosmic iPhone Apps. Max has more game than Milton Bradley.
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1984 • American Icon
Liberty's Extreme Makeover
The coolest thing about Peter Max: he doesn't eat his friends—Peter is a vegetarian.
Noteworthy is his cow rescue (a $180,000 barter deal) at a Cincinnati slaughterhouse.
Peter Max's Statue of Liberty Artwork
The 1984 Statue of Liberty extreme makeover with then Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca,
and Nancy and Ronald Reagan's blessing and clout—a true American collaboration.
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Legendary Achievements
Max's Magnificent Career
His paint is everywhere American culture touches the world:
Boeing 777 Continental Fuselage
1999 Woodstock Stage
Beatles Yellow Submarine Album Cover
2002 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City Mural
Official Artist of 5 Super Bowls
Official Artist of 5 Grammy Awards
World Cup USA Official Artist
World Series Official Artist
United Nations Earth Summit Artist
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Pop Art Philosophy
The American Dream
Life Magazine Feature
Sometimes you fantasize that people who are really up there and rich and living it up have something you don't have,
and their things must be better than your things because they have more money than you. But they drink the same Coke
and eat the same hot dogs and wear the same clothes and see the same TV and the same movies... You can get just as
revolted as they can—you can have the same nightmares. All this is really American.
Peter Max embodied this American democratization of art—making fine art accessible to everyone,
bringing museum-quality experiences to cruise ships and mass market venues.