Alien Nations 2020 was curated by Bartholomew F. Bland and Yuneikys Villalonga and presented at the Coral Gables Museum as a continuation of the 2017 exhibition organized for the Lehman College Art Gallery. The show revisited themes of alienation, identity, and psychological distance — this time set against the heightened social, political, and technological atmosphere of 2020.

To maintain continuity with the earlier volume, we carried forward the vertical titling approach and select visual motifs, adapting them to a new body of work that included bold installations, film stills, and richly detailed pieces. Given the strength of the artwork itself, we opted for a more restrained overall layout, allowing the artists’ images to anchor the visual experience.

To bring thematic resonance into the catalogue — a hallmark of our rapport with the Lehman College Art Gallery’s themed series — we developed extracted visual motifs, drawn from prominent elements within the artworks. These appeared as floating accents on the hero spreads, sometimes placed on dark grey fields to evoke a sense of void, dislocation, or surreal drift.

Editorial Director Linda Locke was closely involved in the design phase, offering insights and ideas that provided invaluable support and helped elevate the project.

Book design, layout, typography, image preparation, and production coordination by Alex Stevovich for Lehman College Art Gallery.

This section shows featured layouts from Alien Nations 2020 in their printed sequence.