Love is in the air at Manchester Art Gallery next week as sexology arrives in Mosley Street.
As part of The Wellcome Collection’s national season of sexology, the evening will include a tour of the gallery with curator Kate Jesson, as well as a Manchester-based sexologist. who will guide visitors as they examine private erotica in public places.
This will then be followed by Frocks and Sex, a conversation between designer Helen Story, curator Miles Lambert and fashion commentator Caryn Franklin.
The discussion will consider the relationship between sexuality and sensuality, throughout the history of fashion and textiles. There will also be a Frocks and Sex display of Helen Storey’s dresses, specially selected from her work to demonstrate the tension between sexuality, sensuality and evolving female wisdom in her design process.
Image credit: Ezzidin Alwan Faux Fox Fur dress with gold sequins, Helen Storey, Edith’s Sisters collection, winter/autumn collection, 1995. Life on the Outskirts, Helen Storey Foundation/Kingston University.
Sexology Salon: An evening of conversation exploring sexuality in fine art and fashion
Tour and talk 6 – 8.30pm
The evening includes:
Private Erotica in Public Places
6–7pm
Join curator Kate Jesson in the company of a sexologist for a highlights tour of the gallery.
Frocks and Sex
7.30-8.30pm
Fashion designer Helen Storey in conversation with curator Miles Lambert and fashion commentator Caryn Franklin, exploring the relationship between sexuality and sensuality from a life in fashion and textiles.
Frocks and Sex display
Helen Storey has selected four dresses which interrogate the subtle balances and tension between sexuality, sensuality and evolving female wisdom in her design process.
These will form a gallery trail on display 19 February–1 March (10am–5pm Monday–Sunday, Thursdays until 9pm.
Tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite
