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Eva & Adele Eva & Adele are 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 refuse to tell their real name or age. They are famous mainly for sharing an invented gender, which is neither male nor female.[2] They are also known for their performance art,[3] they have been represented by an art gallery since 1997,[4] as they make paintings, video art, photography and costume design.[5] They also have their own perfume line and a watch with Swatch. Eva & Adele are known to dress identically to each other[6] in matching makeup, bald heads and ladylike outfits.[7] They are known for promoting trans visibility[8] and take selfies[9] with many fans as part of their art project entitled "Wherever we are is [a] museum."[10] They have been recognized as the world's longest running performance art duo[11] and are often photographed as fashion icons[12] at art events, like Art Basel Miami Beach and the Venice Biennale.[13] History  The duo claim that since they met they have vowed never to spend a night apart, nor receive guests in their house, without being fully madeup. They were married in 2011, after a three year battle to get Eva's sex listed as female on her birth certificate. Eva (who is 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.[14] They are on many "best dressed" lists.[15] In 2015, they created their own watch with Swatch[16] which was released during the Venice Biennale.[17] Their philosophy is called "Futuring," a belief that your thoughts create the future, similari to The Secret. ArtworkIn 2018, the duo had a 20 year retrospective featuring their Polaroid photos,[18] paintings,[19] drawings, art installations and costume design work at the Me Collectors Room, a museum in Berlin, Germany.[20] They also had a retrospective at the Musee d'Art Moderne Paris in Paris, France in 2016.[21] Their artwork has been called campy[22] and the duo have been described as stalwarts of the Berlin art scene.[23] They are known for looking like "a weird couple."[24] In the MediaFrom 1997 to 2002 Eva & Adele made appearances in the Channel 4 show Eurotrash as 'The Eggheads.'[25] They have been interviewed by many YouTubers and local European TV stations.[26] Many photos of Eva & Adele can be found on photo agency websites like Getty Images and Shutterstock. References
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