Peter Halley: Works From the 80s: Art Basel, Basel 2024, Booth D14

In honour of MARUANI MERCIER's more than two-decade relationship with prolific American artist Peter Halley, the gallery will present the master colourist's paintings from the 1980s at their booth at Art Basel 2024.

A household name amid Swiss collectors and dealers including Thomas and Doris Amman and Bruno Bischofberger, Halley produced 188 paintings during this decade, introducing a post-conceptual language that continues to define his work to this day. With over 140 of the works currently held in prestigious public and private collections worldwide, the gallery presents a rare opportunity to discover the last exceptional, museum-quality paintings available from this period. Each with an impressive provenance and exhibition history, the selection examines the formative era which made him a standout figure of the Neo-Geo movement. Curated and designed in close cooperation with the studio, the booth will invite visitors to fully immerse themselves in Halley's discursive world representative of modern life.