Artist My Bed
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Artist my bed. My Bed was made in Tracey Emins Waterloo council flat in 1998. FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE FOR MORE ARTIST INTERVIEWSTracey Emin talks about her renown art work MY BED in the exhibition PRIVACY at SCHIRN KUNSTHALLE FRANKFU. That work like many others made by YBAs was purchased by advertising mogul and art collector.
She said in. It stands as a sort of a monument of the artists several days of drinking in her bed caused by severe depression over failed relationship. Tracey Emin born 1963.
All around are strewn a variety of items such as condoms contraceptive pills underwear stained with menstrual blood money and cigarette ends. It is in this context that My Bed was created. British artist Tracey Emin 1998 artpiece entitled My Bed on display at an auction house exhibition space in central London Friday June 27 2014.
First created in 1998 it was exhibited at the Tate Gallery in 1999 as one of the shortlisted works for the Turner Prize. The YBAs would exhibit together and were known for their innovation shock tactics and entrepreneurial attitude. She uses a combination of found items photography film sculpture and painting.
In other large-scale sculptures reclaimed wood and found materials are assembled into structures that. Tracey Emins My Bed returned to Tate Britain fifteen years after the work saw her nominated for the Turner Prize. The artwork generated considerable media furore.
Tracey Emin was inspired by the difficult depressive phase shes been through while just lying in bed without eating and just drinking alcohol. It consisted of her bed with bedroom objects in an abject state and gained much media attention. It was displayed alongside paintings by Francis Bacon and Emins more recent drawings creating a more immersive environment in which to experience the piece up close.

