Rut Blees Luxemburg's Night Photography at Our Legacy Soho
Rut Blees Luxemburg, a German-born London-based artist and Professor of Urban Aesthetics at the Royal College of Art, presents her large-format analogue photographs of London at night at the newly renovated Our Legacy flagship store in Soho. The exhibition spans images of the Barbican, Smithfield Market, and the city's skyline, capturing the invisible economy and nocturnal life. Luxemburg uses a 4x5 camera to document urban landscapes, emphasizing the alchemy of film photography over digital. The store, one of eight globally, aligns its photographic commissions with the character of each city. Luxemburg's work explores public space, architecture as socio-political manifestation, and the paradox of visualizing the invisible. The exhibition is open at 1-2 Silver Place, London.
Key facts
- Rut Blees Luxemburg is a Professor of Urban Aesthetics at the Royal College of Art.
- The exhibition is at the newly renovated Our Legacy flagship store in Soho, London.
- Luxemburg uses a 4x5 large-format analogue camera.
- Photographs include the Barbican, Smithfield Market, and London skyline.
- Our Legacy has eight stores globally, each featuring a local photographer.
- Luxemburg has lived in London since the 1990s.
- The store address is 1-2 Silver Place, London, W1F 0JW.
- Luxemburg references JG Ballard's novels Crash and High Rise.
Entities
Artists
- Rut Blees Luxemburg
Institutions
- Royal College of Art
- Our Legacy
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Soho
- Barbican
- Smithfield Market
- Moselle River
- Germany