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madeleine aguilar 
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bench press /
madeleine aguilar



bench press is a risograph press based on friendship, play & collaboration. books are remnants of generative conversations & mutual exchange between artist + publisher.  


bench press reading room at Roman Susan, an artist-run space in chicago, il 


focusing on collaborative projects and interactive guides + workbooks, bench press often partners with artists & friends who are new to the book as form, utilizing the risograph as tool for skill sharing and creating publications as a way to connect directly with the reader while advocating for open access to knowledge & resources.





Madeleine giving a riso demo to students at Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency on a RISO SF 5130.

bench press was founded in 2022 by madeleine aguilar.

madeleine is an artist & musician from chicago. her work is often mobile / modular / interactive and can be found in backyards, libraries, storefronts, homes, galleries, book stores & street fairs. using the archive as form, she acknowledges the passing of time by cataloging lived spaces, collected objects, familial histories, personal relationships, natural phenomena, mundane routines, and ephemeral moments.

she currently runs the Print Lab in the School of Design at the University of Illinois Chicago and she co-teaches a bookmaking & risography class at Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency.



for all inquiries, contact benchpresspress@gmail.com