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Almine Rech

Peter Halley

For over twenty-five years, Peter Halley’s geometric paintings have been engaged in a play of rela­tionships between what he calls "prisons" and "cells" that reflect the increasing geometricization of social space. Inspired by New York City’s gridded urban plan and by his own isolation within it, he imagines the abstract shape as a barred prison cell connected to the outside world through electronic communication.        

Selected artworks

  • Peter Halley,                                      Loveland, 2021

    Peter Halley Loveland, 2021

    Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on canvas
    167.6 x 152.4 cm
    66 x 60 in

  • Peter Halley,                                      Law of Attraction, 2021

    Peter Halley Law of Attraction, 2021

    Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on canvas
    167.6 x 152.4 cm
    66 x 60 in

  • Peter Halley,                                      Rushed, 2021

    Peter Halley Rushed, 2021

    Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on canvas
    167.6 x 152.4 cm
    66 x 60 in

  • Peter Halley,                                      To be titled, 2016

    Peter Halley To be titled, 2016

    Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on canvas
    182,88 x 195,58 cm
    72 x 77 in

Selected press