Collective
Mick Peter and B.S. Johnson: Lying and Liars
2 August – 30 September 2012
Commissioned by Collective, Glasgow-based artist Mick Peter has produced a new installation combining the languages of film, sculpture and drawing to form an immersive experience. This is Peter’s first exhibition in Scotland since his appearance in the British Art Show 7.
Presented alongside this new installation is Paradigm (1969), a short film-work by writer and filmmaker B.S. Johnson. A proponent of ‘visual literature’, B.S. Johnson has been described as the one-man avant-garde of the 1960’s.
The exhibition title Lying and Liars is a derivation of B.S. Johnson's idea that fiction is 'lying' and also refers to the act of making art or writing and to those that practice it. Mick Peter shares B.S. Johnson’s preoccupation with telling tales and allowing the audience to find their own path to the work.
Tues—Sun, 10—6pm during August (11—5pm thereafter)
Free admission