Tracey Emin draws attention like no other living artist, for her work is primarily autobiographical, addressing uncensored issues of sexual abuse, the trauma of rape and abortion, with her sex life personified by the infamous exhibit 'Tent: Everyone I Have Ever Slept With (1963-1995)' - with the names of lovers, friends, aborted babies embroidered onto the fabric interior of the igloo like space. She has been widely exhibited and much reported in the press, but the provocative nature of her work has attracted as much critical gossip as critical analysis.
Munich, Berlin London, New York: Prestel, 2007īy Dr Janet McKenzie 'Tracey Emin: 20 Years' at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is, in spite of her fame, the first retrospective in a UK museum. This a piece that all Emin fans must read, all those that have negative views towards Emin must definitely read, those who have not heard of her or her art should give this book a try before they look into her for a different context towards her and those who are just looking for a book with controversial themes could look into as a simple fiction.Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, EdinburghĪfter the Revolution: Women Who Transformed Contemporary ArtĮleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal, Sue Scott Foreword by Linda Nochlin It was my decision to have my spelling corrected.' this, to me, just gives meaning to the sporadically placed chapters and adds more of her own character to the book. At times it is very hard to follow as it leaps from one year to a whole other however in the authors note at the back it states 'I feel it would be unreasonable for anyone to read a book that had spelling mistakes throughout. The book itself is an easy read and when reading it in a day on a train journey to and from London, I did find myself genuinely unable to put it down. As a whole, I see this book as a another piece of artwork from Emin just in written form. It is very hard to find such honest words on subjects that rarely ever get publicised, which I feel makes this book all the more better.
Just like her art, it is a book where the genre is very small. It's a capturing story and at times you forget that it is essentially a biography and not a fiction. Having previously already been a huge fan of Tracey Emins artwork and finding myself creating similar content in my own work, it was no surprise that I found Strangeland to be a extremely compelling book. From abortion, eating disorders and rape to her infamous Channel 4 appearance, this book definitely gives a different perspective into the life she has lived. The book, split into three parts Motherland, Fatherland and Traceyland, is an insight into the the back-story of the experiences that allowed her to produce such controversial and personal pieces. Strangeland is the life account of the, although debatable, talented artist Tracey Emin.
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