PETER HALLEY – BIOGRAPHY AND EXHIBITION HISTORY

Peter Halley, born in New York in 1953, is one of the most significant representatives of the Neo-Conceptual movement of the 1980s. After studying at Yale University and the University of New Orleans, he returned to New York in 1980, where he continues to live and work today.

For over four decades, Halley has explored the geometrization of social space through his geometric paintings in fluorescent colors. His characteristic "Prisons" and "Cells" reflect the spatial and technological networks of modern existence. Grounded in the theories of Foucault and Baudrillard, his works parody the hermetic spaces of modern life.

His first comprehensive retrospective was held at the CAPC Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux in 1991. Exhibitions followed at the Museo Reina Sofía Madrid, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Museum of Modern Art New York, Museum Folkwang Essen, and other international institutions. Since the mid-1990s, Halley has also created site-specific installations.

In parallel, Halley developed an influential body of critical writing on post-structuralism and the digital revolution. He published "index magazine" from 1996 to 2005 and directed the Graduate Studies in Painting program at the Yale University School of Art from 2002 to 2011. In 2021, he was elected a member of the National Academy of Design.

His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Tate Gallery, Guggenheim Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art.