Cell 17
1995
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graphite over photocopy on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 12.7 x 18.1 cm (5 x 7 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2007.6.217
Art Historical Context
Peter Halley's *Cell 17* (1995) is a compact drawing that exemplifies the artist's signature exploration of geometric confinement. Created in graphite over photocopy on wove paper, measuring just 5 x 7⅛ inches, it belongs to the National Gallery of's Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, for its focus on contemporary drawing and conceptual works. Halley, a key figure in the 1980s Neo-Geo movement, drew inspiration from Minimalism but infused it with vibrant critiques of modern urban isolation and digital networks. The "cell" motif, numbering here as the seventeenth iteration, recurs in Halley...