She was a painter, he was a sculptor. They worked side by side, describing their marriage as “a 64-year conversation about art”. They influenced one another’s work and regarded one another as equals – but today, Anthony Caro is a household name while Sheila Girling is all but forgotten.
This weekend, however, the couple’s son, Paul Caro, and grandson, Ben Caro, hope that’s about to change. They’ve been instrumental in helping to organise a comprehensive exhibition of her work: more than 90 paintings and collages go on display at the Bowhouse community space in St Monans, near St Andrews, Scotland (to 1 September, with a break in August – see spacetobreatheexpo.com for details).
