Arnaud Maggs (1926–2012): The Grid and Beyond Arnaud Maggs (May 5, 1926 – November 17, 2012) was a Canadian artist and photographer whose distinctive approach to portraiture—characterized by meticulously arranged grid compositions—established him as a pivotal figure in conceptual art and fine photography. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Maggs’s artistic journey began with formative influences rooted in graphic design and typography, shaping his visual language and informing his enduring fascination with systems of identification and classification. He pursued formal training at the Scuola da belle…