S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis
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Louis travels to the seaside town of Margate to meet iconic British artist, Dame Tracey Emin. During an afternoon spent in Tracey’s painting studio, the pair discuss her turbulent upbringing, what she thinks of her YBA contemporaries and how a cancer diagnosis changed her outlook on life.
Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.
Links/Attachments:
‘Knighthoods and Damehoods’ - The Royal Family
https://www.royal.uk/knighthoods-and-damehoods
When Louis Met... - BBC (UK only)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0dyhkbw/when-louis-met
‘Young British Artists (YBAs)’ - Tate
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/y/young-british-artists-ybas
‘Lads, Gak and Union Jacks: The Oral History of ‘Cool Britannia’'
https://www.vice.com/en/article/lads-gak-and-union-jacks-the-oral-history-of-cool-britannia/
‘Illumination Media: Is Painting Dead?’ (original broadcast 1997) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKHJoLG2cEk&ab_channel=IlluminationsMedia
‘R.I.P. Tracey Emin’s Tent’ - BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3753541.stm
‘Tracey Emin: My Bed’ - Tate
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/emin-my-bed-l03662
‘Francis Bacon’ – Tate
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/francis-bacon-682
‘Carl Andre: the ‘OJ of the art world’ leaves behind a troubling legacy’ - The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jan/25/carl-andre-artist-legacy
‘Death of an Artist’ - Podcast
https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/death-of-an-artist
‘Satirists jump into Tracey's bed’ - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/1999/oct/25/20yearsoftheturnerprize.turnerprize
Book: Strangeland, Tracey Emin (2005)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strangeland-Tracey-Emin/dp/0340769467
Book: Six Turkish Tales, Tracey Emin (1987)
https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Six_Turkish_Tales.html?id=vbGUAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Credits:
Producer: Millie Chu
Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill
Production Manager: Francesca Bassett
Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Videography: Revelstoke Films
Audio Mixer: Tom Guest
Video Mixer: Scott Edwards
Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Production for Spotify
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