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Eva & Adele photographed by Oliver Mark, Berlin 2002

Eva & Adele were an artistic couple who claim to have "landed their time machines" in Berlin after the Wall fell in 1989, claiming to be "hermaphrodite twins from the future".[1] Both refused to reveal their real name or age. They were famous for sharing an invented gender, which is neither male nor female.[2] Eva died in Berlin on 21 May 2025.[3][4]

They were also known for their performance art.[5] They had been represented by an art gallery since 1997,[6] as they made paintings, video art, photography, and costume design.[7] They also had their own perfume line and a watch with Swatch.

Eva & Adele were known to dress identically[8] in matching makeup, bald heads and ladylike outfits.[9] They were known for promoting trans rights[10] and taking selfies[11] with many fans as part of their art project entitled "Wherever we are is museum."[12]

Eva and Adele Venice Bienale 2011

They were recognized as the world's longest running performance art duo[13] and were often photographed as fashion icons[14] at art events, like Art Basel Miami Beach and the Venice Biennale.[15]

History

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German artists Eva & Adele at the Vienna Art Fair in 2011.
Eva & Adele in 2013 at MARTa Hertford Museum in Hertford, Germany

The duo claimed that since they met they vowed never to spend a night apart, nor to receive guests in their house without being fully made up. They were married in 2011, after a three year battle to get Eva's sex listed as female on her birth certificate.

Eva (who was taller) argued to the court that although her body was a man, her soul was not. After reading numerous psychiatric and psychological reports, the judge agreed. Eva's birth certificate was then reissued with her sex as female.[16]

They were on many "best dressed" lists.[17] In 2015, they created their own watch with Swatch[18] which was released during the Venice Biennale.[19]

Their philosophy was called "Futuring," a belief that your thoughts create the future, similar to The Secret.

Artwork

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In 2018, the duo had a 20 year retrospective featuring their Polaroid photos,[20] paintings,[21] drawings, art installations, and costume design work at the Me Collectors Room, a museum in Berlin, Germany.[22] They also had a retrospective at the Musee d'Art Moderne Paris in Paris, France in 2016.[23]

Their artwork has been called campy,[24] and the duo were described as stalwarts of the Berlin art scene.[25] They were known for looking like "a weird couple."[26]

In the media

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From 1997 to 2002 Eva & Adele made appearances on the Channel 4 show Eurotrash as 'The Eggheads.'[27] They were interviewed by many YouTubers and local European TV stations.[28] Many photos of Eva & Adele can be found on photo agency websites like Getty Images and Shutterstock.

References

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  1. ^ Pidd, Helen (2011-11-01). "Eva & Adele: 'We invented our own sex'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. ^ "Eva & Adele". Berlin Art Link. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. ^ Oltermann, Philip (2025-05-22). "Eva, one half of performance art duo 'from the future' Eva & Adele, has died". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  4. ^ Greenberger, Alex (21 May 2025). "Eva, One Half of the Celebrity Artist Duo EVA & ADELE, Has Died". ARTnews. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ^ stayinart (2018-07-11). "Eva & Adele - A Radical Shared Existence". Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. ^ "Eva & Adele Biography – Eva & Adele on artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. ^ "Eva & Adele Wissender Hirsch - solo exhibition at Gallery Guy Bärtschi". Wilde. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  8. ^ Hahn, Rachel (11 December 2017). "The Best Street Style at Art Basel? Let's Start With Frank Ocean's T-Shirt". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  9. ^ "Inside the Home of Art World Enigmas EVA & ADELE". PAPER. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  10. ^ "Transamerica/n: celebrating the underrepresented history of trans art". the Guardian. 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  11. ^ "'Absolutely Vile' or 'Powerful'? Christoph Buchel's Migrant Boat Is the Most Divisive Work at the Venice Biennale". artnet News. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  12. ^ ""We met in the future, in the time machine."". www.collectorsagenda.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  13. ^ "Eva & Adele: the world's longest running art performance". Deutsche Welle. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  14. ^ "Eva Adele Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  15. ^ "Highlights from the Venice Biennale". PAPER. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  16. ^ Eva & Adele: 'We invented our own sex'
  17. ^ "#TheArtFairsBestDressed of 2019". TheArtGorgeous. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  18. ^ "Swatch & La Biennale Arte 2015 in Venice. This is the Swatch Art Special created by Eva & Adele called Futuring by Eva & Adele ..." Watch-Insider.com. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  19. ^ "Everything You Missed at the Venice Biennale". artnet News. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  20. ^ "Eva & Adele - L'Amour du Risque". frieze.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  21. ^ "The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition sees double for the first time". www.bbc.co.uk. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  22. ^ Michalina. "Eva & Adele: The Story of an Iconic Berlin Artist Couple". iHeartBerlin.de. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  23. ^ "Eva & Adele". www.mam.paris.fr (in French). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  24. ^ Karasz, Palko (2016-06-16). "London's Art Scene Hits Its Summer Frenzy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  25. ^ "Louisa Elderton at the 1st Art Berlin". www.artforum.com. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  26. ^ "THE WEIRD COUPLE". The Independent. 1997-01-12. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  27. ^ "A look back at Eurotrash - the 1990s most shocking show". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  28. ^ "TV5MONDE- - Eva & Adele". www.tv5monde.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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