Tracey Emin My Bed
My bed is an iconic and seminal artwork by british artist tracey emin.
Tracey emin my bed. A violent mess of sex and death. Tracey emin visits her 1990s work my bed at tate britain in london where it is back on display from today epa and 16 years after it was first exhibited it still provokes extreme reactions. Tracey emin in my family when someone dies they are cremated and their ashes are thrown across the sea. The piece is expansive in its ability to conjure a full narrative about depression self harm and eventual redemption.
Art is for feeling not for looking tracey emin. Despite its age it is still one of contemporary art s most striking depictions of vulnerability. Tracey emin at her exhibition tracey emin my bed jmw turner at turner contemporary margate. Artwork page for my bed tracey emin 1998.
In this interview tracey emin talks about the dark. Well known for her confessional art tracey emin reveals intimate details from her life to engage the viewer with her expressions of universal emotions. The bed is empty of course because emin decided to leave it and sublimate her troubles into art. Artwork description and composition.
Stephen white courtesy turner contemporary. It was displayed alongside paintings by francis bacon and emin s more recent drawings creating a more immersive environment in which to experience the piece up close. My bed is a work by the english artist tracey emin first created in 1998 it was exhibited at the tate gallery in 1999 as one of the shortlisted works for the turner prize. My bed was first created in 1998 and was exhibited at the tate in 1999 after being shortlisted for the truner prize.
It is a box frame wooden bed with a mattress and white linens stained. Looking at my bed makes the viewer consider the events and mishaps that led up to the wreckage. The scene around her bed highlighted the breakdown and features empty. A consummate storyteller tracey emin engages the viewer with her candid exploration of universal emotions.
With my bed tracey emin turned one of her life s great low points a bedbound drinking spree into a theatrical arrangement worthy of jacobean tragedy. My bed was created after emin survived a mental breakdown in 1998 after which she spent four days almost unconscious and highly intoxicated on vodka and cigarettes. 13 october 2017 14 january 2018. It consisted of her bed with bedroom objects in a dishevelled state and gained much media attention.