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Meet the Couples: Emilie Flöge & Gustav Klimt
We look at the relationship between Klimt and Flöge and see how, in a process of co-creation, they became standard-bearers of the new liberated man and woman, the alternative king and queen of fashionable Vienna Secession
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Meet the couples: Camille Claudel & Auguste Rodin
Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin worked side by side in the studio and their sculptures clearly show mutual influence and synchronicity, announcing a new kind of creative exchange within an artistic relationship.
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Meet the Couples: Jean Arp & Sophie Taeuber-Arp
In 1915, Sophie Taeuber met Jean Arp at his exhibition. From then on, the two immediately began collaborating and creating together, a creative relationship that would last for almost three decades.
Curator Jane Alison & Katy Hessel on Modern Couples
Curator Jane Alison and Katy Hessel (from The Great Women Artists) discuss some of creative and romantic couples featured in our exhibition 'Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde'.
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Win the ultimate ‘Modern Couples’ experience with Shangri La, At the Shard, London
We have partnered with Shangri-La Hotel, At the Shard, London, to bring you the most romantic prize going.
Enjoy a delicious breakfast in TĪNG Restaurant and Lounge overlooking the River Thames before following a uniquely designed love map that leads you on a romantic stroll from Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London to the Barbican. After a visit to the Modern Couples exhibition, round off your day with cocktails in GŎNG Bar. Enjoy a luxurious overnight stay in a superior room at Shangri-La Hotel, At the Shard, London.
To enter, please submit your details below before noon on Thu 6 December.
Name Email Who was the life companion of Emilie Flöge? Gustav Klimt Pablo Picasso Salvador Dali I would like to receive emails updates from Shangri La Hotel, At the Shard, London Yes No
This offer includes:
A one-night stay in a luxurious Superior Room at Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London
English breakfast for two, served in TĪNG Restaurant and Lounge
Two tickets to the exhibition Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde
Modern Couples exhibition catalogue
Modern Couples tote bag, exclusively designed for Barbican Art Gallery
Two cocktails per person in GŎNG Bar
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Use of gym and infinity Sky Pool
Full T&Cs