What Time is Love? is an exhibition created by six artists from Peckham based collective Intoart presented within the domestic space of Flat Time House, the studio home of artist John Latham (1921–2006).
WHAT TIME IS LOVE?
Artists: Nancy Clayton, Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye, Nick Fenn, Christian Ovonlen, Andre Williams, Dawn Wilson
2 October–2 November 2025
Flat Time House, London
Incorporating textiles, furniture, book works, drawing, painting, sculptural garments and photography, the artworks in What Time is Love? speak in chorus about moments of connection and belonging. This group exhibition has grown from time spent by the artists at Flat Time House over two years, with the house forming a space to reflect, talk about their practice and think collectively. The monumental scale and ambition of these works is politically charged, representing at once the energy and emotional intensity of the dancer whilst confronting the marginalisation of disabled people in the history of art. The exhibition title, taken from The KLF’s 1988 electronic dance anthem What Time is Love? references a shared subject of exploration for the group: alternative histories of music and culture. Over the course of the artists’ extended research, they explored how self-identities are expressed through sound and are formed and evolve from different cultural backgrounds and sonic contexts. The works in conversation reveal deep connections and histories shared by the artists as part of Intoart which has developed as a scene in its own right over the past 25 years.
A collection of cassette tapes curated by the artists, and featuring contributors close to FTHo and Intoart, has grown over time as the exhibition developed. Cassettes will be available to listen to in the gallery alongside the artworks, serving as an audio mapping of the cultural scenes feeding into the production of the works on display.
Intoart is a pioneering multidisciplinary art, design and craft studio that champions the equity and visibility of learning disabled and autistic artists. Intoart celebrates its 25th year in 2025. During this time, Intoart artists have achieved recognition worldwide, exhibiting in museums and winning awards nationally and internationally. A growing collection of over 5,700 artworks are held in the Intoart Collection for future generations.
Christian Ovonlen’s work re-animates euphoric memories of dancing at home to the ‘KLF’ on MTV in the early 1990s. New works on paper and textiles employing drawn and painted gestural mark making, as well as Ovonlen’s distinctive use of colour, explore and summon memories of music and transcendence. Nick Fenn’s detailed series of site-specific drawings transcribe the sights and sounds of the post-industrial landscape into scores that produce multi-layered sonic compositions, as well as a new body of hand woven works that echo geological strata. In her paintings of disabled dancers, Nancy Clayton reaches beyond the present moment to depict what it might look like to ‘Live in a New World’ where the ambitions of disabled people are nurtured. Featuring her kaleidoscopic drawings, Ntiense Eno-Amooquaye’s sculptural garments reimagine historic costume and avant-garde couture, worn and embodied by her in a striking series of photographic self-portraits they become portals of transformation. Dawn Wilson’s resonant compositions of Reggae sound systems in London, Birmingham and Kingston, Jamaica are drawn from black and white photographs documenting the historical significance of this cultural movement. Andre Williams’ graphic drawing style and striking typography are applied to the interior of Flat Time House, with hand screen-printed textiles made for Latham’s furniture, new dust jackets drawn for Lathams’s library of books and custom designed furniture fabricated from Williams’ meticulously rendered illustrations.
Flat Time House
Flat Time House (FTHo) was the studio home of John Latham (1921-2006), recognised as one of the most significant and influential British post-war artists. In 2003, Latham declared the house a living sculpture, naming it FTHo after his theory of time, ‘Flat Time’. Until his death, Latham opened his door to anyone interested in thinking about art. It is in this spirit that Flat Time House opened in 2008 as a gallery with a programme of exhibitions and events exploring the artist's practice, his theoretical ideas and their continued relevance. It also provides a centre for alternative learning, which includes the John Latham archive, and an artist's residency space.
Intoart
Intoart is a pioneering visual arts organisation based in Peckham, South London championing its founding vision for learning disabled and autistic people as visible, equal and established artists and designers.
Intoart celebrates its 25th year in 2025. To celebrate this anniversary Intoart is undertaking a year of commissions, collaborations, and major group exhibitions in international museums and in the public realm. Over 2025-26 exhibitions of work by Intoart artists will take place at Pallant House Gallery, V&A Museum, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Copeland Gallery and Malmö Konsthall as well as Flat Time House, in addition to a London-wide billboard campaign that will take place in collaboration with BUILDHOLLYWOOD.
