Tracey Emin

English sculptor, painter, and installation artist · United Kingdom · On the map · Artists · Born 1963 · age 63

Dame Tracey Karima Emin is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork. She produces work in a variety of media including drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, neon text and sewn appliqué.

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2024BBC 100 WomenAward2005“When I think about sex it makes me realise how alone I feel.”In their words27 May 2005BBC, 2005-05-27Read the whole statement

“There is no comparison between him and me; he developed a whole new way of making art and he's clearly in a league of his own. It would be like making comparisons with Warhol.”In their words12 March 2005The Independent on Sunday 2005-03-12. Accessed 2006-03-19.Read the whole statement

2004“Your paintings are stuck, you are stuck! Stuck! Stuck! Stuck!”In their wordsMilner, Frank (ed), The Stuckists Punk Victorian, [National Museums Liverpool 2004], p. 134Read the whole statement

2001“When it comes to words I have a uniqueness that I find almost impossible in art - and it's my words that actually make my art quite unique.”In their words6 December 2001BBC, 2001-12-06Read the whole statement

1963Born3 July 1963

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