REVERB THE VINYL FACTORY

LUMA Arles presents works commissioned by The Vinyl Factory, presented as part of REVERB, an exhibition that was showcasing the Vinyl Factory Collection and which was staged in London, UK in 2024. 

The exhibition in London celebrated the synergy of art and sound through immersive installations commissioned and produced by The Vinyl Factory from the past 20 years.

An independent music and arts enterprise, The Vinyl Factory collaborates with artists and musicians to create boundary pushing audio-visual experiences. Founded in 2001, the group encompasses a vinyl pressing plant, record label and exhibitions program. Over the years, it has staged many acclaimed exhibitions in London. The homonymous record label has released over 300 records, with a roster that includes the artists and musicians Fred Again, Massive Attack, Grace Jones, Theaster Gates, Mica Levi, Yussef Dayes, Christian Marclay, Thom Yorke, Nan Goldin and many more.

The Vinyl Factory pressing plant is the most iconic plant in the world, originally founded by the inventor of Gramophone, dating back to 1890, later forming the basis of EMI Manufacturing and creating legendary records by The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Sex Pistols. The Vinyl Factory has worked in partnership with leading arts organizations, including the Venice Biennale, The Barbican Centre and the Serpentine Galleries among other. LUMA Arles will present some of the most significant video and sound installations commissioned by The Vinyl Factory, starting with Kahlil Joseph’s BLKNWS and Gabriel Moses’s Ijó, two works whose influence has shaped the recent history of sound and video art practice.