Sex and love and romance. Red roses, chocolates and ballads. Monogamy, trust and broken hearts. Love Shack, opening at the Nave Gallery Annex on Friday, February 14, 6-8 p.m., features artists exploring themes related specifically to Valentine’s Day and/or more broadly to this thing we call love.

Artists include Anne Alexander, Christoff Colon, Melissa Eder, Dante Guthrie, Natsuko Hattori, Julianne Martin, Shannon McDonald, Elisa Sweig, Bill Tarlin, Martha Wakefield, Mia Weiner, your mother’s a feminist.

Nave Gallery Annex (Davis Square), 53 Chester St., Somerville, MA.