New 29,000+ sqft contemporary art museum to open in Gibraltar.
18 March 2024 • Mark Westall
Opening in Autumn 2025, Fortress House is a new contemporary art museum that will be a major addition to the… Read More
Explore the captivating world of Tracey Emin, a celebrated English artist renowned for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Tracey Emin CBE RA, born on July 3, 1963, showcases her artistic prowess across various mediums, including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text, and sewn appliqué. Once recognized as the “enfant terrible” of the Young British Artists in the 1980s, Emin has evolved into a distinguished Royal Academician.
In 1997, Emin gained widespread recognition for her work “Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995,” a tent adorned with the names of individuals she had shared a bed with. This provocative piece was featured at Charles Saatchi’s Sensation exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. The same year, Emin made headlines for her candid and unfiltered remarks on a live British TV discussion program, The Death of Painting, while under the influence.
In 1999, Emin expanded her artistic footprint with her first solo exhibition in the United States at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, titled “Every Part of Me’s Bleeding.” That year, she was a Turner Prize nominee, showcasing “My Bed,” a controversial readymade installation capturing her unmade dirty bed, reflecting a period of emotional turmoil with elements like used condoms and blood-stained underwear.
Beyond her artistic endeavors, Tracey Emin is a respected panellist and speaker, having lectured at prestigious institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney (2010), the Royal Academy of Arts (2008), and the Tate Britain in London (2005). She explores the intersections of creativity and autobiography, emphasizing the role of subjectivity and personal histories in art construction.
In December 2011, Emin was appointed Professor of Drawing at the Royal Academy, becoming one of the first two female professors since the Academy’s founding in 1768. Currently residing in Margate, she supports the TKE Studios, providing workspace for emerging artists. Immerse yourself in the compelling narrative of Tracey Emin’s life and artistry, where each piece is a reflection of her profound personal experiences.
18 March 2024 • Mark Westall
Opening in Autumn 2025, Fortress House is a new contemporary art museum that will be a major addition to the… Read More
22 November 2023 • Charlotte Rickards
disembowelled and spilled onto the canvas at Tracey Emin’s latest TEARS artist residency show at TKE Studios in Margate.
3 November 2023 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin returns to New York with a major solo exhibition at White Cube, ‘Lovers Grave’ is the inaugural solo exhibition at White Cube’s New York gallery at 1002 Madison Avenue.
18 September 2023 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin, Peter Doig, Antony Gormley, Jeremy Deller, Rose Wylie, and Ali Smith are among leading artists donating works for a charity auction in aid of The Arts Foundation in the UK
4 May 2023 • Mark Westall
White Cube has announced the opening of its New York gallery this fall, at 1002 Madison Avenue in the city’s Upper East Side.
13 March 2023 • Mark Westall
Christie’s presents the online charity sale George: Twenty Years in Mayfair, benefitting The Caring Family Foundation, open now for browsing online and bidding from 14th-28th March.
23 November 2022 • Mark Westall
Cure Parkinson’s in association with Bonhams and Artwise have announced the fourth edition of Cure3 – the critically acclaimed selling exhibition devised to raise awareness and funds for curative Parkinson’s research.
17 October 2022 • Mark Westall
World-renowned international artists have come together to contribute work to Me, My Brain and I, an exciting series of brain sculptures to be exhibited and auctioned in aid of Parkinson’s UK, supported by The Auction Collective and Christie’s.
27 May 2022 • Mark Westall
I Lay Here For You, an exhibition of new work by Tracey Emin, CBE, RA opens at Jupiter Artland in Scotland.
13 April 2022 • Paul Carey-Kent
Perhaps, then, the studio is slipping towards historic status. Not that there’s anything wrong with a historic survey (‘A Century of the Artist’s Studio: 1920 – 2020’ to 5 June)
24 February 2022 • Mark Westall
Sweet Lust’ is an exhibition curated by Michèle Lamy in collaboration with White Cube Senior Director Mathieu Paris.
28 October 2021 • Ksenya Blokhina
During the Other Art Fair a group of internationally renowned artists including Tracey Emin, Gavin Turk, and Jake and Dinos… Read More
25 October 2021 • Mark Westall
The new MUNCH officially opened to the public last Friday in Oslo. At five times the size of the original… Read More
16 May 2021 • Tabish Khan
Rush out to the shows you’ve missed while museums have been closed.
17 March 2021 • Paul Carey-Kent
Two market developments have attracted recent attention: A Damien Hirst edition limited by time and Beeple’s NFT sale..
1 February 2021 • Mark Westall
A balm to the Lockdown Lover’s tireless online search for gifts could be Dellasposa Gallery’s Valentine’s Day Art Edit, a coquettish curation of prints, paintings, and books,
4 January 2021 • Tabish Khan
The top art books for the year ahead including Banksy, Basquiat and Emin.
10 December 2020 • Mark Westall
A lot has happened to Tracey Emin this year, she has had a huge emergency operation for a cancer that killed her mum and she has also had to cope with this during a lockdown
8 December 2020 • Lee Sharrock
Tracey Emin has curated a small but powerful exhibition featuring a selection of paintings by her favourite artist – Norwegian… Read More
9 June 2020 • Mark Westall
Made in her London home, these intimate paintings capture this time of solitude and reflection, whilst offering a glimpse into the sanctuary that is her domestic environment.
20 April 2020 • Mark Westall
The film follows Tracey Emin at home and abroad for one year, in a bid to chart her creative process at work.
1 April 2020 • Mark Westall
Tracey Emin talks feminism, identity and fashion on Dior Talks, the podcast Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri launched in honor of International Women’s Day.
19 September 2019 • Mark Westall
A remarkable set of new prints by ten of the world’s finest contemporary artists has been unveiled and are now on sale in order to help celebrate Save the Children’s centenary this year.
31 March 2019 • Tabish Khan
This weeks Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London includes: Insomnia, toys, crows, lines and Brexit.