Book Creative Couples: Collaborations That Changed History

In the same series as her best-selling title Visionary Women, published by Assouline in 2015, author Angella Nazarian continues to chart the lives of inspiring and groundbreaking personalities, this time with a focus on couples. Diving into the stories of fifteen couples who motivate each other, work together, and change lives as a team, Nazarian explores the different forms a couple can take and how they can function differently, from living on different continents to being artistic collaborators.

From the iconic Parisian couple Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin to the mysterious Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe, Creative Couples is an insightful Travel into the most intimate moments of relationships between painters, filmmakers, philosophers, and even the Queen. Each text considers the history of the pair's halves, their impact on each other's work, and what makes them stronger together. As the book traverses historical milestones and cultural shifts, whether in France, Chile, or Japan, it constantly returns to the importance of strong duos and how two people and their individual talents merging can be incredibly powerful. Nazarian tells fifteen timeless tales with impeccable attention to detail and manages to weave in singular lifestyles, from Lou Reed's to Prince Philip's.