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Nina Johnson is pleased to present 'Saint Valentine', a group exhibition featuring new works by Francesca DiMattio, Elsa Hansen Oldham, Anna Betbeze, and Katie Stout. Opening May 18 in the Upstairs Gallery, the show unites four artists and their shared relationships with various mediums traditionally associated with domesticity while incorporating elements of grit, grunge, violence and physicality. The concept of Saint Valentine refers to both the aggressive nature of a Valentine (the speared heart, martyrdom, a murder ballad) and its saccharine qualities (excessive romance, …