Artist Talk: Lia Halloran in conversation with Jori Finkel and Janna Levin
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles is pleased to announce our Artist Talk program in conjunction with PST ART: Art & Science Collide. Artist Lia Halloran gathers with special guests, astrophysicist and author Janna Levin, and writer Jori Finkle for discussions around her exhibition, Night Watch. Join us for a lively conversation spanning overarching themes of the manipulation of perception and time through art. Halloran’s new paintings in Night Watch expand upon these themes exploring the experiences of time over various scales informed by the imagery of star trails, the shifts of seasons, and the Earth's orbit around the sun. The paintings create a visual dialogue between the mechanical and the natural, from the cyclical nature of the seasons and the gradual transformation of landscapes, using colors and textures to evoke deciduous changes. Referencing the iconic “Device” works of Jasper Johns, this series investigates how mechanized machines and tools symbolize the passage of time.
Refreshments courtesy of Topo Chico.
Luis De Jesus Los Angeles is part of PST ART as a Gallery Program Participant. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art
About Lia Halloran
Lia Halloran (b.1977, Chicago, IL) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Halloran received a BFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1999 and an MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2001. She is the recipient of various awards including a C.O.L.A Master Art Fellowship in 2020; 2018 LUX Art Institute Artist Residency and exhibition, Encinitas, CA; 2018 Artist Residency at the American Natural History Museum Astrophysics Department, New York, NY; 2018 Pioneer Works Artist in Residency, Brooklyn, NY; and a 2016 Art Works Grant from the National Endowment of the Arts for the project Your Body is a Space that Sees. Halloran’s work is held in the public collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY; Center for Astrophysics l Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, MA; Harvard College Observatory and Harvard Plate Stacks, Cambridge, MA; Escalette Permanent Collection of Art, Chapman University, Orange, CA; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX; Speyer Family Collection, New York, NY; Progressive Art Collection, Cleveland, OH; Microsoft Art Collection, San Francisco, CA; Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection, Boston, MA; Simons Foundation, New York; among others. Solo exhibitions of Halloran’s work have been held at LAX Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, Los Angeles, CA; Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA; ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA; University of Maryland Art Gallery, College Park, MD; LUX Art Institute, Encinitas, CA; Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Caltech, Pasadena, CA (permanent installation); and the Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR; among others.
About Jori Finkel
Jori Finkel writes about art for The New York Times and The Art Newspaper with particular attention to gender issues. In 2018 she developed and co-produced for PBS the Emmy-nominated documentary Artist and Mother. Her book It Speaks to Me: Art that Inspires Artists was called “an argument for why art museums matter” by New York magazine. She lectures regularly at museums and art fairs and appears on broadcasts and podcasts as part of her larger project of making contemporary art more accessible. She won the 2023 Rabkin Prize for excellence in cultural journalism.
About Janna Levin
Janna Levin is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. She is also the Founding Director of the Science Studios at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, NY. A Guggenheim Fellow, Janna has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. She is the presenter of the NOVA feature Black Hole Apocalypse, aired on PBS—the first female presenter for NOVA in 35 years. Her previous books include How the Universe Got Its Spots and a novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize, and Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space. Her most recent book is Black Hole Survive Guide which features original artwork by Lia Halloran.