Peter Halley (b. 1953)

The Negotiator

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Peter Halley (b. 1953)
The Negotiator
signed twice and dated 'Peter Halley Peter Halley 1998' (on the reverse)
acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, metallic acrylic, pearlescent acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on two joined canvases
87 1/8 x 74 in. (221.3 x 188 cm.)
Executed in 1998.

Provenance

Ace Gallery, Los Angeles
Private collection
Heather James Fine Art, Palm Desert
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

P. Lunenfeld, Snap to Grid: A User's Guide to Digital Arts, Media, and Cultures, Cambridge, 2001, p. 17 (illustrated in incorrect orientation).

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'The only way to have any claim to critical rigor is to focus on your own culture. Landing in downtown New York, I suddenly understood that my obsession with geometry was coming from this complex built environment, from the way the spaces around me were organized.' - P. Halley, quoted in conversation with Tom McGlynn, The Brooklyn Rail, 3 October 2018

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