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Tracey Emin
A Journey To Death (Portfolio of 10) -Emin, Contemporary, YBAs, Lithograph

2021

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Tracey Emin A Journey To Death (Portfolio of 10) 2021 2 colour lithograph on Somerset Velvet Warm White 400 gsm 94 × 74 cm (37 × 29.1 in) Each signed, numbered and dated by the artist Edition of 50 In mint condition PLEASE NOTE: Images of edition number are example references only. The seller can only provide the specific edition number to buyers at the actual point of sale. Please message the seller to request this information at the point of purchase. The piece is offered unframed. A Journey To Death is Tracey Emin’s latest work that explores the trauma of surgery for the cancer that almost claimed her life. Clockwise: "A Feeling Of Shock; And This Was Me A Thousand Years Ago; Crying – Shouting – Screaming – Was Not Going To Help Me Live; Even Saying Nothing Is A Lie; Hurt Heart; Life Will Never Be The Same (Nor Should It); No! This Is Sad; The Best Conversation I Ever Had – Laughter; Then I Wasn’t Alone Life Was Here; You Were There Thank You" The artist has been painting, drawing and photographing herself for a long time, but these latest nudes are her grandest and most painfully resonant work yet. Emin has always made art about her physical existence and subjects that had felt unspeakably private, from sexual assault, devastating heartbreak, ambivalence around motherhood, grief and longing, to the adolescent sexuality and menopause. Her work offers companionship for many women going though difficult and painful experiences.
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