Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)
Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)

Tracey Emin: A Second Life paperback exhibition book (Pre-order)

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By Maria Balshaw and Alvin Li
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Step into the tender, confessional world of Tracey Emin with this stunning paperback Tracey Emin: A Second Life exhibition book.

Dame Tracey Emin is one of the most important contemporary artists of her generation. She was catapulted into the public eye in the 1990s with iconic works like her Turner Prize nominated My Bed, which sparked fierce critical and public debate, challenging what art could be. Emin’s disregard for any separation of the personal and the public, along with her commitment to unapologetic self-expression, came to define a historic moment in British culture and global art history.

Broadening Emin’s story, this monograph celebrates her raw and confessional approach as she poses profound questions on love, trauma, and autobiography. It also demonstrates her lifelong commitment to painting, showing her recent work as the culmination of the ways she has channelled her life into her art.

Published alongside a major retrospective tracing 40 years of her groundbreaking practice, the catalogue reproduces Emin's career-defining sensations alongside works never exhibited before. Through painting, video, textiles, neons, writing, sculpture, and installation, Emin continues to challenge boundaries, using the female body as a powerful tool to explore passion, pain, and healing.

Maria Balshaw is Director of Tate. She is Chair of the National Museum Directors' Council and is a Trustee of the Factory International Board in Manchester. She is also a member of the Women Leaders in Museums Network and a member of the Bizot group of leading global museums. In 2015, she was awarded a CBE for services to the arts.

Alvin Li is Curator, International Art at Tate Modern.

With contributions by Josh Cohen, Johanna Hedva, Helen Laville, and Harry Weller.
  • Artist Tracey Emin
  • Exhibition Tracey Emin: A Second Life
  • Dimensions 28 x 25 cm
  • Material FSC certified paper
  • ISBN 9781917055031
  • Paperback Yes
  • No of pages 280
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For framed custom prints and rugs, we aim to deliver within:

  • UK – 1-2 weeks
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Many of our neon lights are made in small batches, delivery is estimated at 4-6 weeks worldwide. Our Goldfinger x Tate furniture collection is made to order, with a production lead time of 12-14 weeks.

Please note that some items are dispatched separately if they are made to order (such as coffee, custom prints and custom print clothing, neon lights or furniture). This means that if you order these items alongside other shop products, they won’t all arrive together, and you’ll get several deliveries.

If the delivery time frame for each item has ended and you’re still waiting for something from your order, please get in touch and we’ll investigate for you.

 

Delivery costs

We currently offer free standard delivery on UK orders over £60. Our other delivery costs are as follows.

For orders under £60:

UK Standard – £5 per order

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From 13 December 2024, we will be temporarily pausing shipping to the European Union, to update our details to comply with new EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). We will restart shipping to the EU as soon as possible, thank you for your patience.


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