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Peter Halley

TRACES: Peter Halley

Today is the occasion to bear in mind Peter Halley (24/9/1953- ), one of the most emblematic artists of his generation, recognized in the history of contemporary painting as the legitimate heir of American abstraction. Peter Halley is best known for his brightly colored, geometric paintings made of Roll-a-Tex, a …

Peter Halley, Edutainment, 2005, Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, and, Roll‐a‐Tex on canvas. 165 × 234 cm, Private collection, Courtesy Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza

PRESENTATION: Peter Halley-In Spain

To a naïve viewer, what Peter Halley does is abstract painting: what else could these puzzles of squares and rectangles, parallel stripes …

Peter Halley, A Perfect Plan, 2020, Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas,74 x 108.5 inches, © Peter Halley, Courtesy the artist and Xippas Gallery

ART CITIES:Paris-Peter Halley

Having emerged in New York’s East Village Art scene in the early ‘80s, Peter Halley’s paintings are diagrams of the lived experience …

Peter Halley, 24 Frames, Acrylic, day-glo acrylic, Roll-a-Tex on canvas, 211 x 232 x 10 cm, Gary Tatintsian Gallery Archive

ART CITIES:Moscow-Peter Halley

Peter Halley began his formal training at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1971. During that time, Halley …

ART-TRIBUTE:Peter Halley

Since the early 80’s, Peter Halley’s geometric paintings have been engaged in a play of relationships between what he calls “prisons” and …