The NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA presents Peter Halley: The Mirror Stage, an immersive site-specific installation by New York painter Peter Halley, beginning September 8, 2024, through January 12, 2025. This spectacular exhibition has been specially commissioned for the Museum’s expansive second-floor galleries.
The Mirror Stage thrusts viewers into a mirrored universe comprised of two nearly identical spaces, each accessed through separate doors at opposite ends of a large rectangular gallery. A solid dividing wall inserted at the center of the gallery prevents viewers from passing through from either side, forcing them to move back and forth through the two entrances in order to experience the installation in its entirety. Halley further amplified the mirroring effect of the two spaces by laminating walls with highly reflective vinyl. Monumental neon-colored canvases and grids of brightly hued textured panels add to the viewer’s vivid and uncanny experience as they navigate real, pictorial, and virtual space.
Image: Peter Halley, Babylon, 2022. Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic, Flashe, and Roll-a-Tex on canvas. © Peter Halley. Courtesy the artist and Karma.
