Events: Queer portraits, body studies, and Picasso’s muse

Black Swan Arts Open 2016
Gavin Turk and Lawrence Nash are among the jury to have selected over 100 artworks for this year’s Black Swan Arts Open. Exhibitors include John Robinson, Steve Burden, Kate Walters and Adam Grose.
Until 19 November 2016, Black Swan Gallery, 2 Bridge Street, Frome, Somerset.
www.a-n.co.uk/events/black-swan-open

Body Studies
Lisa Evans uses manmade materials that evoke human skin to create a series of humanesque objects that explore how our bodies fight decay. For the Exchange Residency at The Cellar, Evans has continued her exploration of abject viscerality, using wax casting techniques to create a plethora of nipples and adding urine and saliva to her list of media. This evening event will include a live performance from the artist.
Thursday 10 November 2016, 7.30pm, The Cellar, The Finborough Arms, London SW10.
www.a-n.co.uk/events/body-studies

GFEST – Gaywise FESTival 2016
The visual arts contribution to this year’s GFEST is a group exhibition, ‘Beyond Margins’, featuring works by eight artists who depict a range of LGBTQI experiences and identities, often, but not exclusively, through portraiture. The GFEST programme includes film screenings, performances and debates, including a panel discussion with exhibiting artists Veronica Slater, Niranjan Kamathkar and Simon Croft on perceptions of marginal LGBTQI identities.
7-12 November 2016, Menier Gallery, 51 Southward St, London SE1.
www.a-n.co.uk/events/gfest-gaywise-festival-2016

Meet Sylvette, Picasso’s muse
Isabel Coulton launches her book, I Was Sylvette, a biography of her mother, the artist Lydia Corbett who was once known as Sylvette David, Picasso’s muse and model for 40 of his works of art. The event includes a film screening and Q&A talk with Corbett about her life.
Thursday 10 November 2016, 7.30pm, £5, Upper Gatehouse, Dartington Hall, Dartington.
www.a-n.co.uk/events/meet-sylvette-picassos-muse

Liberate yourself from my vice like grip
The artists from the Broken Grey Wires collective have invited Paul Kindersley, David Sherry and Amy Mizrahi to show alongside them in this exhibition-event at Islington Mill that explores mental health, philosophy and psychology. Live music from bands Mother, ILL, The Yossarians, Shield Patterns and Andy or Jenny accompany these works until the early hours.
Saturday 12 November 2016, 6pm-2am, Islington Mill, James Street, Salford.
www.a-n.co.uk/events/liberate-yourself-from-my-vice-like-grip-broken-grey-wires-at-islington-mill

All of the above are taken from a-n’s Events listings section, featuring events posted by a-n’s members

Images:
1. Adam Grose, Sea of Rock, Local Rock Pigment from Watchet, Medium, Linseed Oil, Stand Oil, Water from a hole left by a fossil hunter, 2016.
2. ‘Body Studies’, flyer
3. ‘GFEST 2016’
4. Picasso and Sylvette. Photo: Tobias Jellinek
5. ‘Liberate yourself from my vice like grip’, flyer

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