Exhibition

Call it Love

24 April - 23 May 2025
Tuesday - Friday, 11.30 - 5 pm. Any other time by appointment
Free to all

Love is fluid, messy, and often political. This show rethinks the narratives beyond traditional romance.

​MA students from the School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies present ‘Call it Love’.

Love is fluid, messy, and often political. This exhibition rethinks the narratives we inherit—beyond romance, beyond tradition—to explore love in all its complexity. From chosen families to radical acts of care, this exhibition showcases contemporary artists and archival materials that challenge the limits of intimacy and connection.

'Call it Love' creates a platform to explore love’s contradictions: it can be joyful yet painful, intimate yet collective. What happens when we reclaim tenderness as strength? When love becomes an act of defiance against a world that tells us to disconnect?

In a time of growing isolation, ‘Call it Love’ reminds us that reaching out—to ourselves, to others—isn’t just personal, it’s radical. What do you call love? Step inside and decide.

Featuring the artworks of Anna Maria Maiolino, Marina Abramović, Virginia Chihota, Chloe Jones, Charan Singh, Sola Oluode, and Daisy Blower.

Call it Love is curated by MA Curating and MA Museums and Heritage students: Lauren Wainwright, Scarlett Angove, Yu Li, Carla Reboud, Vendija Zile, and Freeha Hashmi.

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Tuesday - Friday, 11.30 - 5 pm. Saturdays by appointment