Luxembourg + Co., 2 Savile Row | June 5 – July 31, 2026
Stained glass was, in fact, the most complex and advanced image production technology of the Middle Ages. There, color is not a solid, impermeable layer of pigment resting on a canvas; it is the very light filtering through the lead joints—meaning, it is a transit point. Luxembourg + Co. on London’s Savile Row, in collaboration with Sam Fogg—one of the most astute observers of the medieval art world—invites us to look beyond paint and contemplate the spiritual and physical nature of light through its newly mounted exhibition, Illuminations.
On view until July 31, 2026, this exhibition brings three titanic names of modern and contemporary art—Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee, and Brice Marden—side by side with the deep-rooted heritage of the stained glass tradition.
Three Countries, Three Reflexes, One Single Quest
One Dutch, one Swiss-German, and one American. The paths of these three figures, emerging from different geographies and eras, intersect within the gallery space around a single, crucial question: Is that mysterious bond between color, form, light, and transparency merely an aesthetic preference, or a spiritual necessity?
- Piet Mondrian (The Pure Plane): It is no coincidence that when we look at Mondrian’s famous, rigid grid structure, we are reminded of the lead-divided surfaces of stained glass. Hidden behind that strict vertical-horizontal composition is a powerful Theosophical belief that form represents a divine balance.
- Paul Klee (The Symbolic Cipher): Klee’s enigmatic language, composed of letters, symbols, and color fields, establishes a conscious and profound dialogue with the imagery of medieval manuscripts.
- Brice Marden (The Meditative Line): Carrying the exhibition into an entirely different dimension and era, Marden confronts us with lines nourished by Greek, Japanese, and Chinese poetry. The organic, undulating movements on his canvases seemingly set free and reproduce the harsh lead outlines found in stained glass windows.
A Judgeless Encounter Between History and the Present
Luxembourg + Co. is a venue with strong intellectual muscles, known for its gallery programming that loves to juxtapose the historical with contemporary practice via thematic investigations, without passing judgment on either. Those who have followed its previous period exhibitions, such as Grisaille, Unpainted Paintings, or The Geometry of the Collapse, are well aware of the consistency of this curatorial reflex. Illuminations stands out as perhaps the most inquisitive, spiritual, and introspective link in that chain.
This summer, light passes through Savile Row, right between the lead lines. Allow it to dazzle your eyes, and just look.
Exhibition Details:
- Exhibition Title: Illuminations
- Venue: Luxembourg + Co. (In collaboration with Sam Fogg), 2 Savile Row, London
- Dates: June 5 – July 31, 2026
- Featured Artists: Piet Mondrian, Paul Klee, Brice Marden
- Core Dialogue: Modern/contemporary abstraction meets medieval stained glass traditions.
- Themes: Spiritual geometry, transparency, structural grids, and light as a material.
