with artist Gretchen Bender from 1981 to 1989. Longo married German actress Barbara Sukowa in 1994. Together they have 3 sons: Hans Longo, Viktor Longo, and Joseph Longo. Longo moved to Europe in 1990, living for a few years in Paris and working in Spain and Germany. He lives in New York and East Hampton. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Guild Hall of East Hampton to cancel its 2021 summer gala and auction, Longo volunteered to postpone his own summer exhibition at the space and spearhead a $1 million benefit show in its stead. Literature Heinz-Norbert Jocks: Robert Longo. Das Poetische für mich ist eine höhere Form der Gerechtigkeit, Interview from Heinz-Norbert Jocks'', in: Kunstforum International, Nr. 273, Cologne 2021, p. 192-211. References Further reading External links 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists Buffalo State College alumni University of North Texas alumni 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists 21st-century American sculptors American male sculptors American contemporary painters Postmodern artists 1953 births Living people American music video directors American film directors 20th-century American printmakers American people of Italian descent 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American photographers