The Eyes Have It was curated by Bartholomew F. Bland, Executive Director of the Lehman College Art Gallery, with co-curator Laura J. A. De Riggi. As part of our ongoing collaboration with the gallery’s themed group exhibitions, we continued the established approach of allowing these catalogues to be more expressive than traditional fine-arts publications.

For this volume, the visual language was drawn directly from the exhibition’s focus on sight and perception. We used deep blacks reminiscent of the pupil, crisp white space, and subtle typographic inflections to evoke the idea of a “window to the soul.” Cropped details and close-up fragments appeared throughout the layouts, echoing themes of focus, scrutiny, and the nature of seeing.

A flexible layout system supported the wide range of media and artist essays, keeping the presentation clear while allowing the artworks’ conceptual boldness to shine. Publication 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 The Eyes Have It in their printed sequence.