Peter Halley American, b. 1953

As one of the most influential artists and art theorists in the United States and pioneer of the Neo-Conceptualist movement, New-York based artist Peter Halley is known for his writings on culture and art in addition to his systematic paintings. Following his graduate studies, Halley moved back to New York in the early 1980s, and ready to give his first solo exhibition at PS122 Gallery. While his early works explore both pop culture and broader social issues, the practice he developed focused on geometric abstraction and his use Day-Glo paint, which he is mainly celebrated for. The artist’s later work explored grid structures inspired by urban spaces intertwined with fictive networks of the digital landscape. Along with other neo-conceptualists such as Jeff Koons questioned the roles of physical and technological powers in their commodity-driven society. The questions he raised through his paintings, sculptures and writings, profoundly impacted the development of American post-modern intellectualism. Many of his works are installed in public spaces, including a forty-foot painting at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and a five-floor permanent installation at the Gallatin School at New York University. His works can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Tate Modern, London, and many other major museums around the world.