Exhibition Catalogs

A Body is a Space That Sees is an Exhibition Catalog for Los Angeles artist, Lia Halloran.  This work “is a series of large-scale cyanotype works that source the history and discoveries of a group of women known as ‘Pickering’s Harem,’ or later the ‘Harvard Computers,’ who worked at the Harvard Observatory starting in the late 1800s through the first half of the 20th century.”—Luis De Jesus Los Angeles

See more here: http://www.liahalloran.com/your-body-is-a-space-that-sees

Contents include: (5) 16×16 2-sided posters, accordion foldout with the original women known as “Pickering’s Harem,” and a 60-page catalog of Lia’s work. Special editions also include an original print from Lia Halloran

Catalog finished size is 9×9 and includes foil printing on cloth and metallic and hand crafted production The catalog will be available at Norton Simon Museum and LACMA  (2019). 

Opened art book showing folded accordion, mylar square envelope, and closed softcover book with foil printing of galaxy and title.
Close-up of hardcover case with navy blue canvas with foil ink.

Close-up of opened accordion fold-out showing original women astronomers black and white photography.

Showing different elements of the opened art book that includes a black and white foldout of the women astronomers, mylar custom made envelope printed with blue matte ink, and interior softcover book of Lia's art print.

Five individual square 9x9 posters included in the mylar envelope, folded and fanned out on top of open art book.

Open softcover art book showing one of Lia's drawings.

Open softcover art book showing two of Lia's drawings.

Hand opening softcover book showing essay by Janna Levin and Lia's drawing on the opposing page
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Two of the five opened poster—scale 18 x 18—of Lia's drawings.

Details of drawings provided in the interior of the catalog are referenced from Harvard’s Observatory buildings and archives.

Example of line drawing collage included in the book
Example of line drawing collage included in the book
Example of line drawing collage included in the book
Sample spread, image only, with line drawing collage and Lia's painting on the right.
Example of line drawing collage included in the book
Example of line drawing collage included in the book

Deep Sky Companion

“Deep Sky Companion” Exhibition Catalog for Los Angeles artist, Lia Halloran. Her process can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/195405588

Folded size 11×17, printed 4-color with glow ink  (2016)

Three issues of "Deep Sky Companion" Exhibition Catalog

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02GLOWAbove: Glow-in-the-dark ink on the front and back cover.


Sample pages of "Deep Sky Companion" Exhibition Catalog
Sample pages of "Deep Sky Companion" Exhibition Catalog
Sample pages of "Deep Sky Companion" Exhibition Catalog
Interior center spread showing back and front poster with all small versions of "Deep Sky Companion" drawings

Above: 1-of-2 poster inserts


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Above: 2-of-2 poster inserts


Below are exhibition photos in the Cahill Building at CalTech, Pasadena, California

Photos by Lia Halloran

Installation of "Deep Sky" at CalTech
Installation of "Deep Sky" at CalTech
Installation of "Deep Sky" at CalTech
Installation of "Deep Sky" at CalTech