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]
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
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
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
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.
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External links
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