Keanu Reeves was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections as Neo, the actor has sustained himself in the industry. With his varied acting career, his dating pool has also made headlines. Reeves was seen holding hands with Alexander Grant at Broadway’s Square Theatre in New York City. A source spills the tea on their relationship, informing that Reeves is scared to pop the question, fearing rejection.
Who is Keanu Reeves’ Girlfriend, Alexander Grant?
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves at LMCA, 2019
Alexander Grant and Keanu Reeves made their official appearance as a couple in 2019, at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. Their platonic relationship began way back and transformed into a collaboration in 2011, after which they eventually fell in love.
Grant is an exceptional visual artist, yes, she specializes in exploring the use of text and visuals in various media. She emphasizes painting as her primary medium, the artist has ventured into other mediums as well. Grant has presented an impressive body of work. She is known for collaborations with reputed artists like Hélène Cixous, and Michael Joyce, a digital literature pioneer. Grant’s works have been exhibited at museums like the Orange County Museum of Art in Santa Ana, and the prestigious Marfa Invitational in Texas.
The painter also worked as a college professor, both her parents are college professors and she followed suit. The visual artist worked as an adjunct professor at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California, from 2009 to 2011. Later from 2013 to 2014, she served as a mentor for students in Pacific Northwest College of Art’s Distance MFA program.
Grant and Reeves started a publication house together
In 2011 Keanu Reeves collaborated with Alexander Grant on a grown-up picture book with illustrations, named Ode to Happiness. The text was provided by the Matrix star and the illustrations are by Grant. This collaboration marked their debut as authors and illustrators.
The pair put their heads together again in 2016, creating an art book that features 54 images that are photographed by Grant, the subject is Reeves and his movements. “No one can move the way he can. He’s an extreme performer,” Grant described at an L.A. gallery viewing, to Los Angeles Times.
In the following year Alexander Grant and Keanu Reeves co-founded a publishing house, X Artists’ Books also known by its acronym XAB. According to their website,
“thoughtful, high-quality, artist-centered books that fit within and between genres. Our books are works of art; portals to imagined worlds; treasured companions; the fabric of a community.”
Keanu Reeves fears rejection from Alexander Grant
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves’s Shadows book launch
John Wick star is scared to pop the question as he feels it might ‘jinx’ what they have. A source told Radar Online “He has the ring and the proposal speech all ready, but just can’t follow through,” Reeves fears that Grant might turn him down. The actor knows what they have is special and does not want to risk it. “He also worries about jinxing something that’s already so perfect,” the source spills.
“It’s been so much fun hanging out because she’s so cool and intellectual. She constantly astounds him”, the source added, the lady in question, the source clarified, thinks the world of him and sees a future with him. And it is all in Reeves’s head,
“Alexandra thinks the world of him. They’ve been inseparable these past few years, She’s accompanied him on his shoots, including Berlin for The Matrix 4, and she’s been a tireless supporter of his other endeavors, like his writing and music.“
In an interview Grant talked about the attention she was garnering since the red carpet appearance, she questioned the outcome of making her relationship public,
“I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November, and that’s fascinating, but the question I’ve been asking in all of this is: ‘What is the opportunity for good,’ “
The many Exes of Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves’s fear of rejection might stem from his failed relationships, some of which have made headlines too. Keanu Reeves first love was Jill Schoelen. The pair was together for three years after which the actress fell in love with the then up-and-coming actor, Brad Pitt. After this heartbreak, he was involved with Sofia Coppola but split up after a brief period.
Reeves was attracted to De Cadenet, who confessed to having mutual feelings but she was pregnant and married, so the actor kept his distance. They went on a date after De Cadenet divorced her husband in 1977.
Reeves started dating Jenifer Syme in 1999 and were expecting a daughter in the following year, however, the couple tragically lost their child and the grief eventually created a distance between the two.
Source: RadarOnline
