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Prints of Halley’s Stacked Prisons  grew out of a collaborative effort between Peter Halley and Andrea Ferrigno: he was the designer and she was the printer. In each of the prints, a cage-like module is stacked into a stepped pyramid in rows of four, three, two, and one units. The handmade printing blocks, fitted together like a puzzle, and the hand-printing belie the Minimalist and Precisionist aesthetic of the series. A close look at the nine prints offers surprising variations on the numerical theme.

 

Source: News. Jul Aug Sep 2015.


Printer
Andrea Ferrigno
DimensionsSheet (/image): 30 × 29 7/8 in. (76.2 × 75.9 cm)
Accession Number 2015.30.7
Classificationsprint
CopyrightContact artist's studio directly
SignedPeter Halley 2012-14 (l,r graphite)
InscriptionsG 3/3 (l,r graphite)
Edition3/3
Portfolio/Series"Stacked Prisons"
Paper/SupportMulberry paper
ProvenanceAndrea Ferrigno, Illinois and Peter Halley, New York; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2015]
Untitled (G), from the series, "Stacked Prisons"
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines