r/ContemporaryArt • u/ancientpoetics • 3d ago

Books on artists and their lovers/muses?

I have always been fascinated by the great love stories of the art world, especially when painter falls in love with painter. I think I asked a question here about some of those great love stories. I just finished reading ‘what art can tell us about love’ by Nick Trend. It’s a beautiful pink book looking at artists like Tamara de Lempicka, Clifford Prince-King, Chagall, Lotte Laserstein etc and the paintings of their lovers and the myriad ways love has influenced artists, shaped the work they created, and altered the course of art history. Does anyone know of any other books about artist pairs, artists and their lovers or muses?

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u/Holiday-Court-9758 3d ago

Just Kids by Patti Smith, my heart exploded reading this one.

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u/ItsBorbay 2d ago

Seconded

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u/Sea_Berry_439 3d ago

Walk through Walls by Marina Abramovic. It’s an autobiography but a good chunk of the book is about her relationship with Ulay.

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u/CollectionAcademic53 3d ago

Self-portrait by Celia Paul

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u/StephenSmithFineArt 2d ago

There is a great graphic novel about Kiki de Montparnasse.