Art into Life

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Essays on Tracey Emin

Summary

Tracey Emin: Art into Life explores the remarkable journey of Tracey Emin, from a rebellious figure of the Young British Art movement to a celebrated doyenne of British contemporary art. This collection of essays examines the intricate connections between her art, life, and celebrity, delving into her multifaceted identity, including her Turkish-Cypriot heritage, sexuality, and ageing. Key works like My Bed are discussed alongside themes of autobiography and performativity, offering accessible insights into her creative practice.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in contemporary art, art history, and cultural studies, as well as fans of Tracey Emin seeking a deeper understanding of her work and influence.

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Tracey Emin has undergone an extraordinary metamorphosis from a young, unknown artist into the 'bad girl' of the Young British Art (YBA) movement, challenging the complacency of the art establishment in both her work and her life. Today she is arguably the doyenne of the British art scene and attracts more acclaim than controversy. Her work is known by a wide audience, yet rarely receives the critical attention it deserves.

In Tracey Emin: Art Into Life, writers from a range of art historical, artistic and curatorial perspectives examine how Emin’s art, life and celebrity status have become inextricably intertwined. This innovative collection explores Emin’s intersectional identity, including her Turkish-Cypriot heritage, ageing and sexuality, reflects on her early years as an artist, and debates issues of autobiography, self-presentation and performativity alongside the multi-media exchanges of her work and the tensions between art and craft.

With its discussions of the central themes of Emin's art, attention to key works such as My Bed, and accessible theorization of her creative practice, Tracey Emin: Art into Life will interest a broad readership.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

August Davis, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, praises this volume as the first significant scholarship on Emin in a decade. The collection provides critical essays that unravel the complexities of Emin's layered identity performances and artistic provocations, highlighting her enduring relevance in contemporary art.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350296152

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts

Contributors:

Edited by Deborah Cherry
Edited by Alexandra Kokoli

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Deborah Cherry is Professor Emerita of Art History & Theory at the University of the Arts London, UK. She has written extensively on contemporary art, including two pioneering books on women artists, Painting Women: Victorian Women Artists (1994) and Beyond the Frame: Feminism and Visual Culture, Britain, 1850-1900 (2000) and her research interests are contemporary art and visual culture, transnational art and cultural translation, diaspora and migration, afterlives and haunting.

Alexandra M. Kokoli is Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture at Middlesex University, UK. Her research is situated within feminist art history, theory and practice, focusing particularly on the fraught but fertile relationship between feminism and psychoanalysis.