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Tracey Emin Art

British, b. 1963

Tracey Emin was born in Croydon, in South London, in 1963, and raised in Margate, Kent. She studied fashion at the Medway College of Design (now the University for the Creative Arts) from 1980–82. At Medway, she met Billy Childish, who would become a huge inspiration for her work, and became closely associated with The Medway Poets. During this time, Emin became the administrator for Childish’s small printing press, Hangman Books.

In 1984 she went on to study printing at Maidstone Art College. In 1983, Emin opened a shop with fellow artist Sarah Lucas, called The Shop in Bethnal Green. The Shop sold works by Emin and Lucas, including original t-shirts and ashtrays featuring iconic artist Damien Hirst.

In November 1993, Emin held her first solo show at White Cube in London. She named her autobiographical exhibition “My Major Retrospective,” which largely consisted of personal photographs, photos of her own early paintings that she had destroyed, and a few emotionally charged items such as a packet of cigarettes her uncle was holding when he was decapitated in a car crash.

In 1994, Emin toured the United States, making stops en route with partner Carl Freedman to give readings from her autobiographical book Exploration of the Soul. In 1995, Emin produced her famous “tent” — Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995 — which was exhibited in Freedman’s curated show “Minky Manky” at the South London Gallery. This piece was later bought by Charles Saatchi and included in the acclaimed 1997 “Sensation” exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, going on to tour Berlin and New York.

Emin appeared on a Channel 4 television series in 1997 titled Is Painting Dead? that largely comprised a discussion over the Turner Prize. Two years later, in 1999, Emin was shortlisted for the Turner Prize herself and exhibited My Bed at the Tate Gallery. In the same year, she exhibited a number of monoprint drawings inspired by Princess Diana for an exhibition at The Blue Gallery, London.

Elton John and George Michael are both famed collectors of Emin’s work, with Michael holding the “A Tribute to Tracey Emin” exhibition in September 2007 at the Dallas-based Goss-Michael Foundation. A solo exhibition, “This is Another Place,” was held at the Modern Art Oxford from 2002–03, and in 2007, Emin was included in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The same year, Emin was made Royal Academician by the Royal Academy of Arts. She has previously been invited to include works at the Royal Academy “Summer Exhibitions” dating back to 2001. Emin curated the 2008 “Summer Exhibition” and gave a public talk and interview with Matthew Collings, during which they mused on her role within the Royal Academy. Emin’s art has fetched astronomical amounts at auction, selling to Charles Saatchi, the 2011 Prime Minister (David Cameron), David Bowie and more for their private collections.

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Artist: Tracey Emin
Dealer: RAW Editions
Untitled -- Print, Polymer Gravure Etching, Figure, Feminist Art by Tracey Emin
By Tracey Emin
Located in London, GB
Untitled, 2004 Tracey Emin Polymer gravure etching, on Japanese Misumi White paper Signed, dated recto and numbered from the edition 250 verso From One Thousand Drawings Sheet: 15.2...
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Early 2000s Feminist Tracey Emin Art

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Just Waiting-- Lithograph, Human Figure, Nude by Tracey Emin
By Tracey Emin
Located in London, GB
Just Waiting, 2022 Tracey Emin Lithograph in colours, on Somerset Velvet Warm White 400gsm Signed, dated, titled and numbered from the edition of 50 Sheet: 65 × 84 cm (25.6 × 33 in)
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Untitled -- Woodcut, Human Figure, Contemporary Art by Tracey Emin
By Tracey Emin
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Untitled, 1986 Tracey Emin Woodcut in black, on wove Sheet: 37.4 × 17 cm (14.7 × 6.7 in)
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I Promise To Love You-- Embroidery, Napkin, Text by Tracey Emin
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I Promise To Love You, 2012 Tracey Emin Embroidery, on linen napkin Signed, dated and dedicated ‘With you in mind’ on the accompanying swing tag as issued The edition size is believed to be only 50 Multiple: 41 × 41 cm (16.1 × 16.1 in) This is one of four embroidered napkin...
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For You I Love, For You I Breathe -- Embroidery, Napkin, Text by Tracey Emin
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For You I Love, For You I Breathe, 2012 Tracey Emin Embroidery, on linen napkin Signed, dated and dedicated ‘With you in mind’ on the accompanying ...
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