Reuben Wu
Reuben Wu is a multidisciplinary artist who explores new ways of telling compelling stories about the world we inhabit. His pioneering work with aerial lighting and long-exposure photography has defined a singular style within contemporary landscape photography with work held in the collections of Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and MoMA. His practice centers on fine art and extends to creative collaborations with brands including Apple, Volkswagen, Google, and Mercedes-Benz, as well as ongoing work as a National Geographic contributor. Originally from Liverpool, UK, Reuben works globally and lives in Chicago.
September 19, 2026
8:00 pm
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9:00 pm
As twilight falls, Reuben Wu leads a hands-on session in the technique behind his Aeroglyphs series, using drones and long exposure to inscribe light within the night landscape. You’ll experience a drone as a moving light source, time long exposures to capture its path, and shape those trails into the halos that define the work. Wu treats light as a visual language and the long exposure as a way of seeing time itself — a plane of time invisible to the eye, held open for a few seconds by the camera.
***Note: We will meet at the Loring Park Box Office and depart from there!
September 19, 2026
1:00 pm
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2:00 pm
Two artists who move fluidly between sound and image sit down together — Scott Hansen, the musician and designer behind Tycho and ISO50, and Reuben Wu, photographer and co-founder of Ladytron. They talk about collaborative projects, creative overlap, and a way of thinking that runs across music, design, and photography, and why the most interesting work tends to emerge where disciplines cross.
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