Welcome to the LUX online catalogues

Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual Ben Wright UK, 2004, 70 mins, 16mm

Vocabulary Woody Vasulka USA, 1973, 5 mins, video

Territories Isaac Julien (Sankofa) UK, 1984, 25 mins, video

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The LUX collection contains over 4000 films and videos by over 1000 international artists, ranging from the 1920s to the present. It is the largest collection of its kind in Europe and contains many rare and unique materials, in almost every conceivable film and video format. Rather than being a passive archive, the collection is a living resource and all of the works in the catalogue are available for exhibition. The collection continues to grow, with the addition of both new works and restored classics.

The online catalogue allows you to explore the LUX collection in three different ways: an alphabetical listing of all of the works; a keyword search; and lists of works organised thematically.

Alphabetical

The Alphabetical section contains all of the films in the LUX collection and is arranged alphabetically by artist's surname, with works listed in chronological order. Where several artists have collaborated on a film, the work is listed separately at the end of each individual artist's work. To find a particular artist, click on the letter which corresponds to their surname in the menu in the Alphabetical section. Then scroll down the menu of names on the left hand side of the screen until you find the artist you are looking for, and click on their name to be taken to the list of their works.

Keyword Search

You can seach the catalogue by keywords using the search function. You will be automatically taken to the relevant part of the Alphabetical section of the catalogue when viewing the results of your search.

Themes

In this section of the catalogue works are organised by theme, period or subject matter, as a resource for curators, programmers and researchers. To view any theme, click on it in the sidebar and you will be taken to a new page, containing a short text explaining how the works have been grouped and a list of relevant works from the collection.

The lists are not programmes, nor are they exhaustive - they are designed simply to be a convenient starting point for those wishing to research topics rather than particular artists. For example, in some cases all of an artist's works will relate to a theme, but in general no more than one or two of the most relevant works by each artist are listed, so the thematic lists should be used in conjuntion with the complete listings of artists' works in the alphabetical section. Most works relate to more than one theme and the lists should be regarded merely as an aid to navigating the collection, rather than seeking to define or pigeonhole particular works.

Themes have been defined broadly, and each contains suggested links to other themes which may overlap. This is only the beginning of a wider project to make the catalogue more accessible and we will continue to add more themes and works to the thematic section, so we would welcome any feedback on how they might be developed in the future. For more advice on works relating to particular themes, please contact us with details of the area you are researching.