artists

Jeanne-Claude, Artist and Wife of Christo

Hamilton Nolan · 11/19/09 01:09PM

Jeanne-Claude, the wife of wrap-happy artist Christo and his artistic collaborator for more than 50 years, died from a brain aneurysm last night at the age of 74. Her favorite project, she said: "the next one." [AP]

Have Björk and Matthew Barney Split Up?

Brian Moylan · 09/04/09 01:07PM

Oh, the art world! Like any insular set of people, it's always swirling with the best rumors. The mystery that arty people are currently exploring: has Matthew Barney left his hipster elf wife Björk for sometimes-lesbian painter Elizabeth Peyton?