Rock duo Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart, know a thing or two about creative partnership. Challenging the popular myth that art is made by solitary, angst-ridden individuals, they celebrate some of the art world's most interesting collaborators, such as Marina Abramović and Ulay, Gilbert & George, and Jake and Dinos Chapman.
It seems we live in a largely individualistic society and culture. When we see
art, we see solo artist and we think solo artist. I was not surprised, for example, to hear that the surrealist master Salvador Dali had assistants working him, but it was news to me how formal and legal their arrangements were. The assistants worked
for him, and he took credit of course because it was his artistic concept and direction. But what Hince and Mosshart speak to are closer, more equal collaboration, where both artists in a pair, for example, garner recognition and fame.
Hince: How many artists does it take to change a light bulb?
Mosshart: One, but it takes someone else to tell him when to stop screwing it in.
It doesn't mean that the pair isn't like a married couple, I suppose.
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