CLOSED: Tracey Emin 26/05/12-23/09/12 Turner Contemporary, Margate

She Lay Down Deep Beneath The Sea

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'...this particular show is the most beautiful I have seen by her.'
 Waldermar Januszczak, The Sunday Times 


Tracey Emin's first major solo exhibition at Turner Contemporary is conceived specially for Margate, where Emin grew up and which has provided inspiration for many of her most famous art works. 

The exhibition explores the themes of love, sensuality and romanticism in Emin's oeuvre, featuring both new and existing works including drawings, monoprints, sculptures and neons. 

The exhibition's central themes continue in a display of paintings, sketches and watercolours of erotic subjects by Tracey Emin as well as JMW Turner and Auguste Rodin, whose iconic sculpture The Kiss is on show at Turner Contemporary until 2 September 2012. Read more about these works on paper here or by clicking on the PDF download at the bottom of this page.

 

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Watch Tracey in coversation with Stephen Fry at Turner Contemporary at The Space.

Tracey talks about her show at Turner Contemporary here on The Space. 

Tracey on Desert Island Discs, 2004 (duration 33.14)

For Tracey nearly ten years on, on love, art and Margate, see this interview in the Guardian (26/05/12)

ICA, Culture Now, 2011 (duration 1:01) 

Tracey talks about the opening of Turner Contemporary as she opened the gallery in 2011 (duration 5:26)

Video showing early footage of the YBA's following the FREEZE exhibition, 1988. See 7:07 in for Emin and Lucas. (Duration 10:55) 

Emin discusses the work of Louise Bourgeois at the Art Basel, Miami Beach fair, 2011 (duration 47:27)

Classic Emin!

For a collection of her short video works visit Ubuweb.