Modern Couples: 40 artist couples explored at Centre Pompidou-Metz

The exhibition 'Modern Couples' at Centre Pompidou-Metz examines the creative partnerships of 40 iconic artist couples from the first half of the 20th century, spanning visual arts, architecture, design, cinema, and literature. Curated by Emma Lavigne, Jane Alison, Elia Biezunski, and Cloé Pitiot, the show runs from April 28 to August 20, 2018, then travels to Barbican Centre in London (October 10, 2018 – January 27, 2019). Featured couples include Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray and Lee Miller, Charles and Ray Eames, Hannah Höch and Raoul Hausmann, Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings, Sophie Taeuber-Arp and Hans Arp, Maria Martins and Marcel Duchamp, and Benedetta Cappa and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti. The exhibition draws on loans from the Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, and private collectors. Lavigne notes that the show aims to reveal how intimate relationships fueled artistic innovation, particularly for women who redefined their identities through these partnerships. The exhibition includes over 200 couples in the catalogue.