MILAN — The first solo exhibition dedicated to Glen Luchford is to bow at 10 Corso Como come next Milan Fashion Week.
Opening Sept. 25 and running through Nov. 23, the show titled “Glen Luchford. Atlas” has been conceived by the photographer himself not as a classic retrospective but as a site-specific project designed for the Galleria venue of the famed concept store. It will aim to offer a journey through his imagination and vision, displaying more than 30 years of work in a single continuous flow through famed shots, fashion campaigns, personal images and memories and even outtakes.
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Curated by Alessio de’ Navasques, the exhibit will particularly focus on the ‘90s — the decade that marked Luchford’s rise to fame — and weave together fashion, design and photography. The exhibition journey will be made up of large-format prints, layered works and collages and will culminate in an installation of his best known fashion films.
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Known for his cinematic approach, the British photographer’s unique style, courted by fashion brands and magazines alike, has resulted in a body of work that is considered cult by more than one generation. The epiphany of watching the 1976 movie “Taxi Driver” for the first time, along with a passion for skateboarding and influences encompassing futurism, punk and ‘90s British subcultures all resonate in his raw yet poetic imagery.
From his early shots published in The Face in the ‘90s and his avant-garde fashion campaigns for Prada in those same years — which earned him the prestigious Best Campaign Award from the British Design and Art Direction Organization — he went on to collaborate with glossy publications including the British and French editions of Vogue and Vanity Fair, as well as photograph advertising campaigns for the likes of Gucci, Lanvin, Miu Miu, Chloé, Calvin Klein and Valentino, to cite a few.
His photographs have also been featured in major group exhibitions and are part of the collections of some of the world’s most prominent museums, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, MoMA in New York, the Getty Museum and MoCA in Los Angeles, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Dallas Contemporary and the Guggenheim Museum, among others.
Luchford’s show at 10 Corso Como will follow the photographic exhibit on the work of Guido Guidi, currently being staged at the store until July 27. Titled “Da un’altra parte [elsewhere],” it celebrates Guidi’s career with a selection of images shot between the early ‘70s and 2023.
These initiatives build on 10 Corso Como’s increasing focus on boosting its cultural programming, as part of the new direction under the vision of Tiziana Fausti.
Founded in 1991 by Carla Sozzani, 10 Corso Como was acquired by Fausti in 2020. The latter is the founder of the namesake luxury multibrand store in the Italian city of Bergamo. Since her acquisition of 10 Corso Como, Fausti has not only launched structural renovation works but enhanced the store’s brand selection, fueled the implementation of pop-ups and collaborations, and boosted its calendar of events, with a special focus on photography, the history of fashion and the applied arts.