The Vinyl Factory Brings Together More Than 100 Artists In The Largest Immersive Exhibition Celebrating Art And Sound

The Vinyl Factory Brings Together

Featuring 18 installations including new works by Theaster Gates,

Es Devlin and Julianknxx; Devon Turnbull’s Listening Room;

an installation of rare records by artists; and

a live performance stage where recordings are cut direct-to-disc

180 Studios today unveils The Vinyl Factory – REVERB, a major multimedia exhibition exploring the intersection of art and sound. In the largest show of its kind, The Vinyl Factory brings together over 100 artists and musicians working across mediums including visual arts, music, film and live performance.

The exhibition features new site-specific audio-visual installations and sonic experiences, commissioned by The Vinyl Factory, from artists including Theaster Gates, Es Devlin, Julianknxx and Caterina Barbieri with UK premieres of artworks by Kahlil Joseph, Stan Douglas, Virgil Abloh and Cecilia Bengolea, and installations by Jeremy Deller, William Kentridge, Jenn Nkiru, Hito Steyerl, Carsten Nicolai and Gabriel Moses.

Hi-Fi Listening Room Dream No.1, created by and programmed with New York artist Devon Turnbull, creates a meditative space within the exhibition to listen to vinyl with an evolving programme of unheard music, including exclusive test pressings and studio outtakes.

A wide-ranging programme of live performances and talks will also sit alongside the exhibition. A new work by Theaster Gates, Amplified, exists as a sonic installation during the day and transforms into a space that will host live performances by night, with shows by established and emerging musicians recorded and pressed direct-to-disc on The Vinyl Factory Lathe.

100 vinyl records created by artists and released by The Vinyl Factory are also on display in a new installation designed by Ben Kelly. These include releases by Nan Goldin, Arthur Jafa, Pipilotti Rist, William Kentridge, Mica Levi, Marina Abramovic, Grace Jones, Yussef Dayes, Es Devlin, Fred Again, Thom Yorke, Ragnar Kjartansson, Massive Attack, Pet Shop Boys, Maurizio Cattelan, Daft Punk, The xx, Rachel Rose, Kojey Radical, Taryn Simon and many more.

For the past 20 years The Vinyl Factory has been at the forefront of fostering pioneering collaborations between artists and musicians, embracing new ideas and exploring new ways of merging art and sound.

The Vinyl Factory – REVERB is curated by The Vinyl Factory.

A public program of live musical performances will take place during the show with the recordings pressed as limited- edition vinyl records by The Vinyl Factory.