The first serious study on the paintings of the female icon and one of the most celebrated
British artists Tracey Emin Tracey Emin CBE is known for her frank confessional style and for
transforming her inner world into intimate works of art. She has become one of the most
celebrated artists in the world a household name and part of the Art establishment. Her
practice includes painting drawing film photography sewn appliqué sculpture and neon but
in recent years she has focused on painting. Inspired by artists Egon Schiele and Edvard Munch
her paintings are provocative confrontational and vulnerable. They are at once deeply
personal and universal and it's for this reason her work is revered around the world and she
has become an international icon. The book features more than 300 images of Emin's gestural and
expressive figurative paintings from the 1990s to today as well as a conversation with close
friend David Dawson and an essay by Australian writer Jennifer Higgie. Made in close
collaboration with the artist this special book is the first publication dedicated to Emin's
emotive paintings and showcases her soulful work like never before.
