The opening of the Frieze Art Fair New York has quickly become a spring ritual, and it attracts a crowd that’s as interested in people watching as it is in the art on the walls. The stars of this world are painters, sculptors, performance artists—and their spouses. As the spring art season kicks off, we look at some of the art world’s most creative alliances and greatest love stories. Here: Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot, Gilbert George, Francesco and Alba Clemente, and many more beautiful couplings.
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Photographed by Jonathan Becker, Vogue, February 2003
Who: John Currin and Rachel Feinstein
Known for: His paintings combine kitsch with an Old Master
like technique; her sculptures have the aspect of fairy tales.
The Look: Currin has rugged good looks; Feinstein is a latter-day Pre-Raphaelite with a closet full of Marc Jacobs.
