This weekend ahead of Valentine's Day, visitors can catch five exhibitions packing some emotional punch—from sensuality to sadness, light-heartedness to power—at museums across the U.S.

Radiating energy and magnificence in grand artworks, The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg's (MFA) Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, is a loan exhibition debuting this weekend in Florida. A rich spectrum of genres and pictorial styles characterize Baroque aesthetics and illuminate the influence of Gian Lorenzo Bernini within the movement. This exhibit is on view from February 12 through May 8, 2022, and the Florida Orchestra plays Bach at the museum on February 13.

A new Pop Art gallery (until July 24, 2022) on the second floor of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) features works by Ed Ruscha, Robert Indiana, and Andy Warhol. Two newly acquired lithographs by Ruscha are on view, including Turbo Tears (2020), conveying an unclear message that might resonate with some viewers this Valentine's. And what's in a word? Creating such word paintings since the 1960s, Ruscha has said in the past that he sometimes used a dictionary or would jot down interesting things he heard, putting “the noise of everyday life” into art. 

Comprising elaborately carved, colorfully hued, and lustrous objects, Chris Schanck’s creative practice navigates the realms of art, design, and craft. Opening this weekend at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), Chris Schanck: Off-World (February 12, 2022 to January 8, 2023) is the Detroit-based designer’s first major exhibition in New York City, and includes new works. "Conceptually rich, materially inventive, and aesthetically adventuresome, it challenges our expectations of design—it does not quietly occupy space, but rather inhabits our minds and engages our senses,” says guest curator Andrew Blauvelt of Schanck's work.

Take your "Galentine" pals to Labyrinth of Forms: Women and Abstraction (through March 13, 2022) at The Whitney in New York. Over thirty works by twenty-seven artists bring 1930s and 40s modernism into sharp relief with highlights by Lee Krasner and Louise Nevelson. The selection tells the story of mid-20th century women artists who had the freedom to experiment, the fun of collaboration and the ability to lead, even without the support of the era's art establishment.

In San Francisco, Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love celebrates the remarkable career and legacy of Black fashion designer Patrick Kelly (1954–1990). Through April 24, 2022, the exhibition at the de Young museum spotlights almost 80 of Kelly’s sophisticated and light-hearted designs. These fully accessorized ensembles are presented alongside footage from his groundbreaking fashion shows, revealing a designer’s enduring message of love—one that boldly asserted Black empowerment and fearlessly pushed the bounds of fashion. "I want my clothes to make you smile," said Kelly.