Tracey emin painting

The body screams in Emin’s latest show, which moves from crumbling, fleshy paint to tortured bronzes, and shakes the tradition of the female nude to the core. She is now clearly the most important British artist of her generation, writes Jonathan Jones

The artist was at White Cube New York to talk about her latest exhibition: “Tracey Emin: Lovers Grave.”

I Became Your World by Tracey Emin

Xavier Hufkens is delighted to present Tracey Emin’s new exhibition with the gallery, Detail of Love. On this occasion, the artist explores love, loss and longing through two distinct bodies of work:

White Cube on Instagram: "In Focus: Tracey Emin, ‘Every Way I See You’ (2022) at Art Basel Miami Beach (Stand E8) In this painting, a female figure, positioned on all fours, is situated in front of a topographical backdrop, with vigorous strokes of red and pink almost enveloping the body and landscape. The posture, combined with the energetic brushwork, implies a struggle to rise up, as if caught in an effort to summon the spirit to carry on. As Tracey has said: ‘The desire of wanting…

Tracey Emin has always worked in the confessional mode. After surviving cancer, she sees no reason to hold anything back. Here, Jerry Saltz in conversation with the artist on the occasion of her show “Lovers Grave” at White Cube in New York.

Tracey Emin has curated a small but powerful exhibition featuring a selection of paintings by her favourite artist – Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch

Louise Bourgeois. Just Hanging, no. 11 of 16, from the series, Do Not Abandon Me. 2009-2010. Tracey Emin. Digital print. sheet: 30 x 24" (76.2 x 61 cm). Carolina Nitsch Editions, New York. Dyenamix, New York. H.C. 1/1. Gift of the artists. 18.2012.11. © 2024 The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, NY © 2024 Tracey Emin. Series. Drawings & Prints

Tracey Emin Insomnia, 2015 Acrylic on canvas