Artist
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.
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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
Christie's, 'My Bed, 1998 Mattress, Linens, Pillows and Objects', 2014
Notable Collections
Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK
Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
British Council, London, UK
Notable Exhibitions
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
Exhibitions by Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin Editorial
Exhibitions
Age of Icons | A Look at the Private View
10 May 2024
Art Market
Banksy Triptych Triumphs at Christie's Elton John Auction
28 Feb 2024 | 2 min read
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Our Top Exhibitions of 2023
21 Dec 2023 | 5 min read
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Lovers Grave is Tracey Emin's Powerful Comeback to New York
17 Nov 2023 | 4 min read
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National Portrait Gallery Unveils 'The Doors' by Tracey Emin
20 Jun 2023 | 2 min read
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Bright, Young and British: YBAs today
12 Jun 2023 | 4 min read
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Artist Influences
22 May 2023 | 3 min read
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The Lowdown on Investment: Tracey Emin
4 May 2023 | 8 min read
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Text Art: A Brief Timeline
20 Apr 2023 | 4 min read
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Public Art Installations We Love
22 Feb 2023 | 8 min read
Lifestyle
Hang-Up's Highlights of 2022
15 Dec 2022
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Introducing Game Changers | Six Artists Who Have Changed the Art World for the Better
26 Jul 2021
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Game Changers | Private View Launch & Photos
26 Jul 2021
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They Said What | Part II
16 Mar 2021
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The Female Gaze
8 Mar 2021
