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Peter Halley — Red Cell Over Two Horizontal Prisons
Peter Halley

Red Cell Over Two Horizontal Prisons

2007

Peter Halley's geometric abstraction presents a vivid red cell connected by a conduit, hovering above two horizontal prison-like structures rendered in stark, flat planes of color. The work employs his signature use of Day-Glo, metallic acrylic, and Roll-a-Tex to create a tactile, luminous surface that reinforces the painting's industrial, urban character. Rooted in neo-geo conceptualism, Halley uses the symbolic vocabulary of cells and conduits to interrogate systems of social confinement and the invisible structures that govern modern life.

Medium
acrylic, Day-Glo, metallic acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 9, 2018

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Peter Halley, Red Cell Over Two Horizontal Prisons, 2007

Peter Halley's geometric abstraction presents a vivid red cell connected by a conduit, hovering above two horizontal prison-like structures rendered in stark, flat planes of color. The work employs his signature use of Day-Glo, metallic acrylic, and Roll-a-Tex to create a tactile, luminous surface that reinforces the painting's industrial, urban character. Rooted in neo-geo conceptualism, Halley uses the symbolic vocabulary of cells and conduits to interrogate systems of social confinement and the invisible structures that govern modern life.

Medium
acrylic, Day-Glo, metallic acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas
Year
2007
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Industrial Texture, Red And Metallic, Bold Red And Metallic, Institutional Critique, Acrylic On Canvas, Bold Colors, Minimalist, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Cell And Conduit, Red And Yellow, Contemporary Artist, Neo-Geo, American Artist, Geometric Abstraction, Day-Glo Colors, Late 20th Century, Industrial Aesthetic

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John McNally