BITTER FRUIT: AUTHOR LG THOMSON IN CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST LIZ REID

Artist Liz Reid and author LG Thomson met at art school in 1981. This October, they will be reunited at Cass Art where they will discuss LG's latest book, Bitter Fruit, a narrative memoir in which Liz is one of the main characters. The pair will reflect on their time at art school, what life was like for aspiring artists in 1980s Scotland, and the paths taken since. LG will talk about the process of writing a memoir and find out from Liz what it's like to read about yourself in a book. As LG is well-known for the dark humour in her novels and memoirs, this promises to be an entertaining and thought-provoking event with creativity at its heart. 

Author LG Thomson, is also an artist working in acrylic/mixed media. Her work explores the joy, pain, and absurdity of the human condition and the ways in which the past echoes around us. This body of work was created in parallel with the research and writing of her two memoirs, with each creative process influencing the other. Bitter Fruit picks up where LG's previous memoir, Modernist Dreams Brutalist Nightmares, left off, with the 17 year old Thomson about to leave Scotland's most ambitious and experimental New Town to go to art school in Dundee. Bitter Fruit is a frank and darkly funny read about enduring the bleakest of times. The book includes a playlist along with contemporary photographs and sketches by the author. Please note: while Bitter Fruit contains potentially triggering content concerning abuse, this will not be discussed at the event at Cass Art. The focus will be on the creative processes of writing and making art, and how Liz and LG got from there to here. lgthomson.com

Location: The Art Space, Cass Art Glasgow

Date & times: 

• Sunday 13th October 2024, 2:30pm - 4pm
• This event will form part of Liz Reid's exhibition which runs 1st - 13th October 2024

Ages: 18+

Tickets: £11.50

This event has step-free access.