One Of The World's Greatest Living Artists Snags Herself A Husband That Is Also A Rock | HuffPost

Looks like Tracey Emin found herself a stone cold fox.

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Arts and Culture Reporter, HuffPost

Priscilla Frank

Art world romance alert!

Legendary artist Tracey Emin, known for her iconic feminist works "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995" and "My Bed," has finally found the husband of her dreams!

He's older -- ancient, actually -- stable, solid and not going anywhere, ever, at all. Because this dreamy life partner is a full on rock, as in a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids. Just when you thought all the good ones were being used for doorstops ...

According to The Art Newspaper, Emin couldn't get enough of a stone she noticed in her French garden -- a diamond in the rough, if you will. They tied the knot last summer, The Guardian reports.

When pressed for details on her mysterious new lover, Emin couldn't help but gush to Post Magazine. "The whole thing with the stone is -- it's a big fucking stone, right," she said. "It's in my garden, it's very nice and very impressive and I like it a lot. [Sigh.] The other thing about the stone is that it could be quite monstrous and scary. Instead I saw it as a protection thing as opposed to a fearful thing. The other thing with the stone is it's not going anywhere. Even if there's the biggest fucking tsunami in the whole fucking world, the stone will probably still stay there."

You hear that, ladies? After your so-called loyal partners shrivel up and die like the mortal beings they are, Emin's eternal love will live on and on. She expanded on what the relationship means to her in her interview with The Art Newspaper, saying, "It just means that at the moment I am not alone; somewhere on a hill facing the sea, there is a very beautiful ancient stone, and it’s not going anywhere. It will be there, waiting for me."

Never let go, rock. Never let go. Cheers to one of the greatest living contemporary artists for finally finding love. May you serve as an inspiration to all the other brilliant single women out there just trying to find something hard and jagged to cuddle up with at night. And to the rest of you ladies, don't get too jealous. There are plenty more stones on the ground.

But for real though, Tracey, we salute you. You are an exceptional artist and independent thinker and any inanimate object would be lucky to call you a wife. Keep fighting the patriarchy and marrying things.

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30 Artist Names You Are Probably Pronouncing Wrong

Hieronymus Bosch(01 of30)

We'll start with a real challenge. This one has plagued every fan of "The Garden of Earthly Delights." The correct pronunciation: Hi-RAHN-eh-mus Bosh. (credit:"The Garden of Earthly Delights" (Wikimedia))

Wassily Kandinsky(02 of30)

Ok, so it's probably just Mr. Kandinsky's first name that baffled you. It's VUH-sill-ee KAN-din-skee. No Wa-silly necessary. We doubt the Russian artist would have appreciated that strange nickname. (credit:"Ladies in Crinolines" (Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images))

Katsushika Hokusai(03 of30)

You can't truly admire "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" without properly pronouncing the artist's name, right? Say it with us: Hoe-koo-SIGH. Or Hock-sigh if you can muster the speed. (credit:"The Great Wave off Kanagawa" (Wikimedia))

Auguste Rodin(04 of30)

The next time you're ogling the French sculptor's works, you can confidently comment on his impeccable craftsmanship with this helpful hint: It's Oh-GOOST Roh-DAN. (credit:"The Thinker" (JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images))

Georges Seurat(05 of30)

"A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" (Wikimedia) (credit:No, it's not George. Try, Zhorzh Sir-AH.)

Antoni Gaudi(06 of30)

The first name's a breeze. The second name is really just as easy: Gowdy (like Howdy). (credit:(Photo by: Virginia Sherwood/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images))

Le Corbusier(07 of30)

Impress your architecture-loving friends with a swift and smooth pronunciation of the design pioneer's name: Luh Cor-boo-see-YAY. (credit:"Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes" (EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images))

Cimabue(08 of30)

Remember this 13th century Italian painter and mosaicist? His name is pronounced Chee-ma-BOO-ay. (credit:"Maestà" (Wikimedia))

Mary Cassatt(09 of30)

No, it's not Cass-et. It's Cuh-SAHT. Now you can truly appreciate her works' impressionist beauty. (credit:"Self-Portrait" (Wikimedia))

Albrecht Dürer(10 of30)

Don't say Der-er. Try ALL-BREKT DEWR (or D-yer). (credit:"Self-Portrait" (Wikimedia))

Alberto Giacometti(11 of30)

When admiring the work of the Swiss sculptor, painter, and printmaker, you should say, "I really enjoy the surreal experimentation of Ja-koe-met-ee." (credit:"La Main" (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images))

Théodore Géricault(12 of30)

No one paints a better dramatically grim raft scene than Zhair-i-KOE. (credit:"The Raft of the Medusa" (Wikimedia))

Louis Daguerre(13 of30)

Without Da-GAIR, we would never have enjoyed the 19th century wonder that was the daguerreotype. (credit:"Boulevard du Temple" (Wikimedia))

Gustave Courbet(14 of30)

The man behind the scandalous "Origin of the World" painting: Goo-STAHV Kor-BAY. (credit:"Self-Portrait" (Wikimedia))

Giotto(15 of30)

Easy: JA-toe. (credit:"The Nativity" (Wikimedia))

Jean Auguste Dominque Ingres(16 of30)

The French neoclassical painter looks as if his last name might be pronounced like "fingers" without the first consonant, but, in fact, it's An-gair (or Ang-r if your French accent is better than ours). (credit:"Napoleon on his Imperial throne" (Wikimedia))

Eadweard Muybridge(17 of30)

So. Many. Syllables. Tough them out with this pronunciation tip: Ed-werd MY-bridge. (credit:"The Horse in Motion" (Wikimedia))

Yves Tanguy(18 of30)

The illusive sixth vowel makes this one a bit overwhelming. The name is EVE TANG-EEE. (credit:"The Doubter" (Photo by Walter Mori / Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images))

Titian(19 of30)

So short, yet somewhat difficult to decipher. Repeat after us: TISH-in. (credit:"The Rape of Europa" (WIkimedia))

Vincent van Gogh(20 of30)

Yes, you can say "Vincent van Go" or "Vincent van Goff," but a closer pronunciation of the Dutch name would actually be vun Khokh. It's obviously debatable. (credit:"Self-Portrait" (AP Photo/ Kroeller-Mueller Museum))

Louise Bourgeois(21 of30)

How do you pronounce the name of the French-American sculptor known for her spider-like creations? Boo-ZHWA (credit:"Spider Maman" (Photographer: David Ramos/Bloomberg via Getty Images))

Paul Gauguin(22 of30)

The double "u" can really hold a person back. But it's just Paul Go-GAN. (credit:"Te aa no areois (The Seed of the Areoi)" (Wikimedia))

Jan Van Eyck(23 of30)

Yawn vun EYE-k. Or "Fun" if you're feeling bold. (credit:"The Arnolfini Portrait" (Wikimedia))

Edvard Munch(24 of30)

Never Mun-ch, always Moonk. (credit:"The Scream" (Wikimedia))

Renoir(25 of30)

"Oh, what a beautiful Ren-WA painting you have." (credit:"Le Moulin de la Galette" (Wikimedia))

Edgar Degas(26 of30)

You know he created more than a handful of ballet-inspired artworks, but you're unsure of how to say his name? Ed-gar Deh-GAH. (credit:"The Dance Class" (Wikimedia))

Eugene Delacroix(27 of30)

The French Romantic's name is Yoo-gene Del-a-QUA. (Or Oo-zhen if you're feeling optimistic.) (credit:"Liberty Leading the People" (Wikimedia))

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec(28 of30)

The painter and printmaker's full name is Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa, but let's stick with the short version: AHN-ree deh Tah-LOOSE Lah-TREK. (credit:"Divan Japonais" (Wikimedia))

Francoise Gilot(29 of30)

Known to some as the lover and muse of Pablo Picasso, this French painter's name is Fran-SWAZ Zhee-LOW. (Bonus points if you can phonetically differentiate between the female and male versions of this first name.) (credit:"Portrait of Francoise" by Pablo Picasso (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images))

Henri Matisse(30 of30)

Nope, don't say Henry. It's Awn-REE Mah-TEESE. (credit:"Music" (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images))

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