Secret Postcards Nov 14, 2009
Artists Tracey Emin, Anish Kapoor and Yoko Ono have all donated pieces to this year's Secret Postcard sale at London's Royal College of Art. Over 1,000 artists have donated work to the event, now in its 16th year. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Nov 1, 2009
Artist Tracey Emin has donated a pencil sketch, while fans will also be able to bid for a script of The Queen signed by Oscar-winning star Dame Helen Mirren. Members of the public can also contribute to the auction by offering their own valuable items, such as books, clothes and antiques. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
'Whirlwind' Swiss curator tops modern art power list Oct 15, 2009
Charles Saatchi, the prolific British collector who has helped the careers of artists such as Hirst and Tracey Emin, plummeted from number 14 in 2008 to number 72 this year. Hirst's company Science topped the list last year, but the recession and the drop in prices of his work have seen him downgraded to 48th. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Time spent in bed with Tracey Emin Oct 10, 2009
I once saw Tracey Emin's dirty bed, the one exhibited with stained sheets, used prophylactics and empty vodka bottles. The one Charles Saatchi reportedly paid 150,000 to own. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Top UK artist Emin may quit Britain over taxes Oct 5, 2009
Tracey Emin says France has traditionally helped artists. Artist Tracey Emin has said she is thinking of leaving the UK in protest about being overtaxed. (BBC News -- Europe)
Live Nation ex-boss rues merger Aug 1, 2009
Page last updated at 12:42 GMT, Friday, 31 July 2009 13:42 UK. By Georgie Rogers 6 Music News reporter. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tracey Emin: I hate it when I misbehave Aug 1, 2009
Five Minutes With: Tracey Emin ... This week, artist Tracey Emin talks to Matt about her hard partying lifestyle, what art means to her and why she cares what people think about her ... Five Minutes With: Tracey Emin. (BBC News)
Don't call me Mr Jul 24, 2009
If writing to Andrew Flintoff, or the Gallagher brothers, or Vanessa-Mae, or Tracey Emin, what's the correct form of address ... For Kate Winslet it's Miss, but Ms for Tracey Emin and Fern Britton - and just Nigella Lawson, no honorific. (BBC News -- UK)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Jul 8, 2009
Artist Tracey Emin has donated a pencil sketch, while fans will also be able to bid for a script of The Queen signed by Oscar-winning star Dame Helen Mirren. Members of the public can also contribute to the auction by offering their own valuable items, such as books, clothes and antiques. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
Art goes pop! Jul 3, 2009
" Ilaria Conte's work explores ideas of intimacy Department store Selfridges is also getting in on the "pop-up" scene with the exhibition of work from 10 up and coming artists from murmerART. Each artist has been nominated as a favourite by a panel including Tracey Emin, Kevin Spacey, Kay Saatchi and Zaha Hadid. On the less glamorous side, local councils have also seen the potential of the creative industries to stimulate local high streets. A temporary gallery has sprung up in the former... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
* We want to be weird normal Jul 1, 2009
We made a big point not to become friends of anybody, says Gilbert, when I ask if they have befriended neighbors like Tracey Emin and the Chapman brothers. Why. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
TWC nabs John Lennon biopic Mar 21, 2009
She was previously part of the loosely defined Young British Artist group, alongside the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, which turned the Brit art scene on its head during much of the 1990s. Taylor-Wood's debut short "Love You More," produced by her mentor, the late Anthony Minghella, was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival last year. (Variety)
A sweeping look at Chinese contemporary art Mar 20, 2009
But I compare the situation to British art in the 1990s, when such attention-craving artists as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin provoked a rush to adverse judgment (and priceless publicity), obscuring a creative surge powered, for the most part, by more subtle and intelligent artists. The Peabody Essex show provides a chance not just to see the recent flourishing of art in China as the fascinating historical phenomenon it is, but to try to spot the artists who really matter. (Boston Globe)
Mark Wallinger's white horse is a winner Feb 13, 2009
Yet at the same time "Horse" is a manifestation of the nonchalant cool of the YBA generation the group of artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin of which Wallinger is very much part. And the fact that the British people have taken this work to their hearts to the extent that it already feels an inalienable part of the landscape is a testament to the ever-increasing acceptance of contemporary art in this country. (Telegraph.co.uk)
