In a unique collaboration between Matt's Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art and Arnolfini, the sculptor Richard Wilson will create three new pieces of work. The simultaneous exhibitions in London, Oxford and Bristol will be Wilson's first British gallery exhibition since 20:50, the oil piece at Matt's Gallery in 1987.

"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" - Matt's Gallery, London

Wilson will transform the actual architectural shell of Matt's Gallery, relocating the main gallery window by extending it into the gallery to create a specific play between interior and exterior. The room will be filled by the intrusion of the form through the gallery shell, which has pushed the window close to the far wall. By moving the window, the exterior appears to have intruded on the interior. The viewer will come upon the window by surprise, and while standing in the squeezed space against the wall, will be confronted by an ambiguous view of what is apparently outdoors, but is, in fact, contained space: if one were to open the window and climb through, one would be outside while still within the limits of the pristine, white gallery walls.

High-Tec - Museum of Modern Art, Oxford

The new sculpture for the Museum of Modern Art will be made in the large Upper Gallery. Wilson will continue the spatial ideas explored in 20:50, questioning our notions of light, depth, proportion and scale. The viewer's perception of the architecture of the room will be altered through lighting, and by extending the gallery lighting tracks and lamps from the ceiling down through a concrete column stretching from the floor into the roof. Spotlights will selectively light the otherwise darkened space.

Sea Level - Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol

In the front gallery at Arnolfini, with its window out to the City Docks, Wilson will reconstruct the floor using steel grilling so that it rises on a slant to the window level. The spectator will experience a conflict between gravity and 'levelness' and a sense of floating in the room. Perspectives of the room will alter radically with the window emphasising its view of the water, and the space will be further articulated by the shimmering air rising above the steel floor from a submerged heater.

The sequence of three works should not be read simply as a formal linking of three exhibitions. Each piece of Wilson's work is site specific, and therefore temporary, inspired by a particular idea and by the space in which it is to be made, which becomes an integral part of the artwork itself.

The collaboration will also produce a comprehensive catalogue covering the last eight years of Richard Wilson's work. This first major publication on the artist includes an essay by Michael Newman.

The catalogue has been made possible by the support of The Elephant Trust.

The collaboration project has been made possible by the support of Beck's Bier. In 1988, Beck's Bier won the ABSA/Daily Telegraph Award for Best Youth Sponsorship in recognition of their adventurous role in supporting the contemporary arts.

The exhibition at Matt's Gallery gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Arts Council of Great Britain, Greater London Arts and the Henry Moore Foundation.