Peter Halley
Paintings and Drawings, 1980–81
April 27–June 17, 2023
Opening reception: Thursday, April 27, 6–8pm
Karma
22 East 2nd Street
New York
Peter Halley
Paintings and Drawings, 1980–81
April 27–June 17, 2023
Opening reception: Thursday, April 27, 6–8pm
Karma
22 East 2nd Street
New York
![Casa Cézanne, 1981, acrylic and phosphorescent acrylic on unprimed canvas, 42 x 42 inches; 106.68 x 106.68 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81006-1400x1394.jpg)
Casa Cézanne, 1981, acrylic and phosphorescent acrylic on unprimed canvas, 42 × 42 inches; 106.68 × 106.68 cm
![Apartment House, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 66 inches; 154.94 x 167.64 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81007-1400x1293.jpg)
Apartment House, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 61 × 66 inches; 154.94 × 167.64 cm
![The Imagination of Disaster, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 77 x 116 inches; 195.58 x 294.64 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81002-1400x964.jpg)
The Imagination of Disaster, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 77 × 116 inches; 195.58 × 294.64 cm
![The Big Jail, 1981, acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas, 72 x 72 inches; 182.88 x 182.88 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81005-1400x1384.jpg)
The Big Jail, 1981, acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on canvas, 72 × 72 inches; 182.88 × 182.88 cm
![The Prison of History, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 63 x 77 inches; 160.02 x 195.58 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81003-1400x1147.jpg)
The Prison of History, 1981, acrylic on canvas, 63 × 77 inches; 160.02 × 195.58 cm
![Ideal City, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅝ inches; 28.27 x 34.62 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81020-1400x1165.jpg)
Ideal City, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅝ inches; 28.27 × 34.62 cm (framed)
![Untitled, 1981, ink and colored tape on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅝ inches; 28.27 x 34.62 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81019-1400x1159.jpg)
Untitled, 1981, ink and colored tape on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅝ inches; 28.27 × 34.62 cm (framed)
![The New City, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅝ inches; 28.27 x 34.62 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81016-1400x1149.jpg)
The New City, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅝ inches; 28.27 × 34.62 cm (framed)
![Casas, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13¾ inches; 28.27 x 34.92 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81018-1400x1152.jpg)
Casas, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13¾ inches; 28.27 × 34.92 cm (framed)
![Studies for Wallpaper, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅝ inches; 28.27 x 34.62 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81022-1400x1168.jpg)
Studies for Wallpaper, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅝ inches; 28.27 × 34.62 cm (framed)
![Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅝ inches; 28.27 x 34.62 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81012-1400x1158.jpg)
Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅝ inches; 28.27 × 34.62 cm (framed)
![Prisons, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅝ inches; 28.27 x 34.62 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81014-1400x1147.jpg)
Prisons, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅝ inches; 28.27 × 34.62 cm (framed)
![Prisons, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11¼ x 13¾ inches; 28.57 x 34.92 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81015-1400x1151.jpg)
Prisons, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11¼ × 13¾ inches; 28.57 × 34.92 cm (framed)
![Untitled, 1980, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13¾ inches; 28.27 x 34.92 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH80007-1400x1149.jpg)
Untitled, 1980, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13¾ inches; 28.27 × 34.92 cm (framed)
![Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅜ inches; 28.27 x 33.99 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81013-1400x1156.jpg)
Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅜ inches; 28.27 × 33.99 cm (framed)
![Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13⅝ inches; 28.27 x 34.62 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81021-1400x1151.jpg)
Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13⅝ inches; 28.27 × 34.62 cm (framed)
![Prison, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ x 11 inches; 21.59 x 27.94 cm, 11⅛ x 13¾ inches; 28.27 x 34.92 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81017-1400x1140.jpg)
Prison, 1981, ink on graph paper, 8½ × 11 inches; 21.59 × 27.94 cm, 11⅛ × 13¾ inches; 28.27 × 34.92 cm (framed)
![Prisons, Windows, 1981, ink on graph paper, 17 x 22 inches; 43.18 x 55.88 cm, 19⅝ x 24⅝ inches; 49.86 x 62.56 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81009-1400x1133.jpg)
Prisons, Windows, 1981, ink on graph paper, 17 × 22 inches; 43.18 × 55.88 cm, 19⅝ × 24⅝ inches; 49.86 × 62.56 cm (framed)
![Two Walls, 1981, ink on graph paper, 17 x 22 inches; 43.18 x 55.88 cm, 19⅝ x 24⅝ inches; 49.86 x 62.56 cm](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81008-1400x1133.jpg)
Two Walls, 1981, ink on graph paper, 17 × 22 inches; 43.18 × 55.88 cm, 19⅝ × 24⅝ inches; 49.86 × 62.56 cm
![Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 17 x 22 inches; 43.18 x 55.88 cm, 19⅝ x 24⅝ inches; 49.86 x 62.56 cm (framed)](https://karmakarma.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PH81010-1400x1132.jpg)
Untitled, 1981, ink on graph paper, 17 × 22 inches; 43.18 × 55.88 cm, 19⅝ × 24⅝ inches; 49.86 × 62.56 cm (framed)