felt, expressed, chosen: 20 Club Row E2 7EY

felt, expressed, chosen explores non-romantic expressions of love and desire and features new work by Ingrid Berthon-Moine, Dyana Gravina, Mia Wilkinson and Kate Williams alongside a site-specific commission by Polly Penrose and a performance by Dyana Gravina.  In a world facing a resurgence of far-right ideologies and the rapid growth of the “manosphere”, the hard-won rights of women and the queer community are facing erosion. In this regressive moment, inspired by bell hooks’ All About Love: New Visions (1999), this exhibition offers meditations on love and desire which interrogate preconceptions and widen perspectives. Opening on the eve of Valentine’s Day, when couples are lured to consume their love through the prism of capitalism, the exhibition offers a parallel interpretation where ‘there is no special love exclusively reserved for romantic partners’ (hooks). Love is felt, expressed, chosen and acted upon.