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Peter Halley (American, born September 24, 1953 in New York) is a painter and printmaker associated with the Minimalist, Neo-Conceptual and Neo-Geo movements. He is famous for his geometric and colorful abstractions, which he calls "prisons" and "cells". Halley received his BFA from Yale University and his MFA from the University of New Orleans in 1978. In the 1980s, Halley began painting his prisons and cells, often interconnected by conduits of sorts, using Day-Glo acrylic colors and Roll-a-Tex additive paint. These iconic forms reflect the rigid compartmentalization of space in the modern urban environment. 

Over time, Halley's pieces become increasingly complex, incorporating more and more tubes, prisons and cells into his paintings. His paintings have been exhibited at the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art in Japan, the Haus Esters Museum in Krefeld, Germany, and the MoMA in New York. He currently lives and works in New York.


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All artworks of Peter Halley
Print, Contamination 1, Peter Halley

Contamination 1

Peter Halley

Print - 80.9 x 84 cm

€1,400

Fine Art Drawings, Pure Play, Peter Halley

Pure Play

Peter Halley

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 74 cm

€3,200

Fine Art Drawings, Stack, Peter Halley

Stack

Peter Halley

Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 66 cm

€3,200

Fine Art Drawings, Stop Word, Peter Halley

Stop Word

Peter Halley

Fine Art Drawings - 74 x 74 cm

€3,200

Print, Color, Nine Times, Peter Halley

Color, Nine Times

Peter Halley

Print - 100 x 90 cm

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Peter Halley (American, born September 24, 1953 in New York) is a painter and printmaker associated with the Minimalist, Neo-Conceptual and Neo-Geo movements. He is famous for his geometric and colorful abstractions, which he calls "prisons" and "cells". Halley received his BFA from Yale University and his MFA from the University of New Orleans in 1978. In the 1980s, Halley began painting his prisons and cells, often interconnected by conduits of sorts, using Day-Glo acrylic colors and Roll-a-Tex additive paint. These iconic forms reflect the rigid compartmentalization of space in the modern urban environment. 

Over time, Halley's pieces become increasingly complex, incorporating more and more tubes, prisons and cells into his paintings. His paintings have been exhibited at the Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art in Japan, the Haus Esters Museum in Krefeld, Germany, and the MoMA in New York. He currently lives and works in New York.

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What is Peter Halley’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Neo-Geo

When was Peter Halley born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1953