Artist Tracey Emin: "It Was Always About Sex, Not Money"
Writers and artists in the “confessional” mode are often accused of being narcissistic and self-indulgent. This may be true for certain male memoirists like James Frey (
A Million Little Pieces), but I think we so rarely get accounts of women’s real lives that, self-indulgent or not, I welcome art and writing by women that gives me a window into their experience.
Take
Tracey Emin, an English multimedia artist who often incorporates details about her sex life into her work. Her exhibit “Those Who Suffer Love” in London at
White Cube ends in a few days, and for those of us who can’t be there to see her envelope-pushing work, we can take a look at what’s in the exhibit, as well as work that made her famous.
Gorgeous
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Sex and art often go hand in hand, but she took a really unique angle in her work. Looks great!
1great profile, and i believe there's another, longer article in the guardian (or maybe the independent) than the one linked which is worth reading. i don't always love emin's work but i hugely respect her, especially how she's tackled the sexism and class prejudice that she's had to face at various points throughout her career.
2This HO is crazy.
3Someone has issues...Idk who?
4ugh, i'm really not a fan of contemporary art... never have been and i don't think i'll ever be. can't help it--my body yearns for baroque and renaissance!
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