Judgment Day 1 2011

Peter Halley

Photographic print
60 ⨯ 50 cm
Price on request

European Cultural Centre Collection

• About the artwork
  PETER HALLEY “Judgment Day” 1
  
  This photo is from the 2017 Series " Judgement Day ". The photo was made for the Peter Halley Venice Biennale Project by Rene Rietmeyer.
  This work was created for the Venice Biennale 2011. The ECC-GAAF published this photo in its 2011 Venice Biennale catalogue.
  
  For the series " Judgement Day ", several photos were made, but only three photo from this series have been printed in a larger size. This photo is nr. 01 from the series " Judgement Day ". In this large size there have been printed only six copies, the edition number is embossed in the certificate of Authenticity. This photo is printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl 320 gr/m2, the best paper possible for this type of photography. The paper is 60x50 cm, the image itself is 35×33cm
• About the artist
   Peter Halley is a leading American contemporary artist, writer, and theorist best known for redefining geometric abstraction in the late twentieth century. Emerging in the 1980s as a central figure of the Neo-Conceptualist and Neo-Geo movements, Halley transformed the language of abstract painting into a powerful commentary on modern urban life, technology, and social structures.

  Born in New York City in 1953, Halley developed a distinctive visual vocabulary based on brightly colored geometric forms, particularly squares, rectangles, and connecting lines. Unlike earlier abstract artists who viewed geometry as a universal or spiritual language, Halley used these forms as metaphors for the realities of contemporary society. His recurring motifs of “cells,” “prisons,” and “conduits” symbolize the isolation of individuals and the networks that connect them within increasingly technological and regulated environments.

  His paintings are instantly recognizable for their vivid fluorescent colors, textured surfaces, and architectural compositions. By combining influences from Minimalism, Conceptual Art, social theory, and postmodern philosophy, Halley created works that examine themes such as communication, confinement, urbanization, and digital connectivity.

  Beyond his studio practice, Halley has been an influential writer and critic whose essays helped shape debates around postmodernism and contemporary art theory. His ideas played a significant role in defining the intellectual foundations of the Neo-Geo movement and challenged traditional interpretations of abstraction.

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