Sam Penn: Max

Published by New York Life Gallery, 2025. On the occasion of Sam Penn: Max at New York Life Gallery, November 6 - December 20, 2025. Edition of 500 44 pages 5.5 x 4.125 in (14 x 10.5 cm) © Sam Penn & Max Battle   In conjunction with Sam Penn's exhibition, Max, New York Life Gallery publishes Penn's third publication, co-authored with the eponymous subject, Max Battle. The images center Penn's collaboration with this singular subject, using trust to expose the entanglement between her private sexual life and her photographic practice. The publication features a text by Battle, interwoven with the photographs, that gives interiority and narrative to the subject through a series of thirteen vignettes.   Sam Penn (b. 1998, Oklahoma City, OK) is a photographer based in New York City. Penn's work was the subject of a solo exhibition at New York Life Gallery, New York, NY (2025), and Balice Hertling Galerie, Paris, FR (2024). Penn has participated in group exhibitions at James Fuentes, New York, NY (2025); OCDChinatown, New York, NY (2024, 2023); and New York Life Gallery, NY (2024). Penn's work is included in the permanent collection of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY.