Peter Black: Real Fiction

23 March - 29 June 2003 in the Entire Gallery

Peter Black: Real Fiction, curated by Gregory O'Brien of City Gallery Wellington, comprises nearly 200 images from Peter Black's career, many of which have never been shown publicly before. The images in this exhibition track the artist's career from his first 'street photograph', taken in Brisbane in 1973, to his present 'streetworks', images taken 'from the hip' while walking along the pavement, mainly in Auckland and Wellington.

The exhibition includes photographs of brass bands, sportspeople, fashion shows, wild-life, Springbok tour protests and religious gatherings, alongside scenes of life in Wellington.

The exhibition is accompanied by a 168 page publication, a special issue of the literary journal Sport, which includes 171 photographs by Peter Black as well as essays and poems by 25 leading art writers and poets (including Bill Manhire, Ian Wedde, Gavin Hipkins, Jenny Bornholdt, Dinah Hawken, Jim Barr and Mary Barr and James Brown). The publication of Sport 30: Peter Black—Real Fiction is available online at:
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Ba30Spo.html

Public Programmes

Poetry reading: Real Fiction,
Presented by Jenny Bornholdt, James Brown, Geoff Cochrane, Dinah Hawken, Mary Macpherson, Bill Manhire, James McNaughton, Gregory O’Brien, Chris Orsman, Tina Regtien & Ian Wedde.