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Jul 30, 2018 · When Tracey Emin aired her dirty laundry in the 1999 Turner Prize exhibition at Tate Britain, she set a new standard for confessional art. She conceived of the installation, titled My Bed (1998), after a long, bedridden bender following a bad break-up. When Emin finally left her sheets, she examined the mess she’d created.
Dec 21, 2023 · What Is My Bed by Tracey Emin? My Bed (1998) was an installation by the conceptual artist Tracey Emin. It consisted of her unmade bed and sheets, as well as a variety of objects around it from a time when she went through a severe depressive episode and could not get out of bed.
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Dec 6, 2023 · In 1998 the British artist Tracey Emin spent several days languishing in bed as the result of depression. When she emerged, she decided to turn the experience into art and the result was My Bed, an installation that consisted of her unmade bed and an assortment of sundry personal items associated with her time spent there.
My Bed is a work by the British 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. It consisted of her bed with bedroom objects in an abject state, and gained much media attention.
Oct 13, 2017 · You can’t talk about Tracey Emin without talking about her bed. First made—or rather, unmade—at a dingy Waterloo council flat in 1998, the iconic installation offers an uncompromising glimpse into the life of the then 35-year-old after a traumatic relationship breakdown.
Sep 16, 2016 · Tracey Emin makes her own crumpled bed and lies in it, on Merseyside. The artist’s renowned 1998 installation My Bed – which she always builds herself – is about to go on show at Tate...
