Known professionally as Simone and Max, Simone Doing (b. 1990, Hoofddorp, Netherlands) and Max Puchalsky (b. 1990, Madison, Wisconsin) are artists, organizers, and educators who worked collaboratively on a range of projects that reflected their interest in empathy, technorealism, and engagement with local community issues. Projects explored such topics as social media mourning, drone warfare, youth incarceration, academic freedom, and climate change tourism through multimedia installations involving video, graphic design, print media, text, photography, audio, software, and readymade assemblage.

Solo exhibitions included Overture Center for the Arts (2019), Abel Contemporary (2017), and Arts + Literature Laboratory (2016). Selected group exhibitions included Pérez Art Museum Miami, İstanbul Modern, CICA Museum (South Korea), ARTCOP21 (Berlin), The Luminary (St. Louis), EFA Project Space (NYC), and Espacio Gallery (London).

Simone and Max received fellowships, grants, and awards from the Division of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, ArtSlant, Madison Arts Commission, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, and the Wisconsin Arts Board. Their work has been featured in Vice’s The Creators Project, Amsterdam University Press, and The Huffington Post.