America’s Most Captivating Couples 2009, Part II
San Francisco, California
Annie, 54, artist, author, educator
Beth, 48, artist, professor
Annie and Beth are an artist couple committed to doing projects that explore, generate, and celebrate love. “We utilize visual art, installation, theater pieces, interventions, live-art, exhibitions, lectures, printed matter and activism,” says Annie. “Each year we orchestrate one or more interactive performance art weddings in collaboration with various national and international communities, then display the ephemera in art galleries.” Their projects incorporate the colors and themes of the chakras, a structure inspired by Linda M. Montano’s 14 Years of Living Art. “Our current project, The Love Art Laboratory, grew out of our response to the violence of war, the anti-gay marriage movement, and our prevailing culture of cynicism. We hope the Love Art Laboratory will help make the world a more fun, sexy, tolerant, love-filled place.”
We rounded up so many gorgeous couples we couldn’t fit them all in one issue. That said, we’re happy to have the cuteness continue.
Anne & Jackie
New York, New York
Anne, 37, writer, filmmaker, bartender
Jackie, 32, comedian, actress
Jackie is thirty-two going on twenty-one and Anne looks like Ellen and as far as they are concerned it makes them a perfect pair. The couple met eight and a half years ago in Providence. Jackie sat down at the bar where Anne worked and spent the better part of the evening flirting with her. At the end of the night she slipped Anne a note that read “Anne equals hot sex.” As Jackie was leaving Anne yelled, “So after writing that note aren’t you giving me your number?”And they’ve been together ever since. “The secret to our relationship is alcohol and patience. Jackie likes alcohol; Anne is patient.” Since Jackie works constantly Anne makes sure they have one date night a week. Says Jackie, “Compromise and lots of laughter are the things that keep us together.”
