Did you know?
Emin’s infamous ‘Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995’ tent was destroyed in a fire in 2004.
Country of Birth
UK
Auction Record
£2,546,500
My Bed, 1998 Mattress, Linens, Pillows and Objects
Christie's
2014
Tracey Emin
Emin’s Turner Prize-nominated unmade bed might have won her fame and notoriety as part of the YBA movement, but her poignant, autobiographical paintings, sculptures, photographs and installations have enduring appeal, winning her places in collections including the Tate Gallery in London and New York’s MoMA. Inspired by Edvard Munch and Egon Schiele, Emin studied at the Royal Academy of Arts and has maintained a continuity in themes throughout her career, exploring gender and relationships with sometimes explicit imagery.
Collections
- Zabludowicz Collection , London, UK
- Royal Academy of Arts , London, UK
- British Council , London, UK
Exhibitions
- A Second Life , Tate Modern, London, UK, 2026
- You Should Have Saved Me , Galleria Lorcan O'Neill Roma, Rome, IT, 2023
- Tracey Emin: Edvard Munch The Loneliness of the Soul , Munch Museum, Oslo, NO, 2022
- The Fear of Loving: Orsay through the eyes of Tracey Emin , Musée d’Orsay, Paris, FR, 2019
- Angel Without You , MOCA, North Miami, USA, 2013
- Love Is What You Want , Hayward Gallery, London, UK, 2011
- Walking With Tears , Royal Academy of Art, London, UK, 2010
- Tracey Emin: 20 Years , Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art, Edinburgh, UK, 2008
- Borrowed Light , 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice, IT, 2007
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