Dame Tracey Emin on finally being accepted by the art world - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service

From a rebellious star in contemporary art in the 1990s to receiving the title of Dame by King Charles for her service to the visual arts in 2024, Tracey Emin is an icon. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Her career has spanned over three decades with pieces tackling sex, pain and the female experience in a deliberately confessional way. But Emin’s life hasn’t always been filled with awards and royal recognition. And in the last few years, she has survived an aggressive cancer, opened an art school and produced paintings and sculptures with renewed intensity. 25 years after her famous installation, My Bed, was nominated for a Turner prize, the artist sat down with BBC Woman to talk about the person behind the artwork and the legacy she hopes to leave behind. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 A very special toilet 00:49 Tracey Emin Artists Residency 01:40 A British icon 02:37 Being on BBC 100 Women list 03:06 An artist’s studio 03:56 ‘Painting is about waiting’ 04:52 Creating new memories in Margate 05:27 The Cypriot influence 07:21 The story of a successful woman 08:33 How did she know art was her thing 09:07 Mr J and Mrs Morris 09:43 Rape 11:48 Why is important to make work about rape, abortion and teenage sex 12:56 The Young British Artists 14:56 The Tent 15:45 My Bed 16:38 Her body 17:45 The ultimate seal of approval 19:01 Dame Tracey 20:00 Art education 21:05 British creativity 21:45 Legacy 22:35 Tears of blood 23:44 How she would like to be remembered 24:16 Being a woman right now The BBC 100 Women team produces documentaries and features that challenge the under-representation of women in media. If you want more women-centred stories, check out their specially curated playlist 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4cbktJ5umbEcZTeaQO2v86O ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #traceyemin #traceyeminart #dametraceyemin #art