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Oct 2024
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S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her u...

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Louis travels to the seaside town of Margate to meet iconic British artist, Dame Tracey Emin. During an afternoon spent in Tracey’s painting studio, the pair discuss her turbulent upbringing, what she thinks of her YBA contemporaries and how a cancer diagnosis changed her outlook on life.    


Warnings: Strong language, adult subject matter, including descriptions of sexual violence, and is intended for adult consumption only. Visit spotify.com/resources for information and resources.


Links/Attachments: 


‘Knighthoods and Damehoods’ - The Royal Family 

https://www.royal.uk/knighthoods-and-damehoods  

 

When Louis Met... - BBC (UK only) 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0dyhkbw/when-louis-met  

 

‘Young British Artists (YBAs)’ - Tate 

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/y/young-british-artists-ybas  

 

‘Lads, Gak and Union Jacks: The Oral History of ‘Cool Britannia’'

https://www.vice.com/en/article/lads-gak-and-union-jacks-the-oral-history-of-cool-britannia/  

 

‘Illumination Media: Is Painting Dead?’ (original broadcast 1997) - YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKHJoLG2cEk&ab_channel=IlluminationsMedia 

 

‘R.I.P. Tracey Emin’s Tent’ - BBC 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3753541.stm  

 

‘Tracey Emin: My Bed’ - Tate 

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/emin-my-bed-l03662  

 

‘Francis Bacon’ – Tate 

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/francis-bacon-682  

 

‘Carl Andre: the ‘OJ of the art world’ leaves behind a troubling legacy’ - The Guardian 

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jan/25/carl-andre-artist-legacy 

 

‘Death of an Artist’ - Podcast  

https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/death-of-an-artist 

 

‘Satirists jump into Tracey's bed’ - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/1999/oct/25/20yearsoftheturnerprize.turnerprize  

 

Book: Strangeland, Tracey Emin (2005) 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strangeland-Tracey-Emin/dp/0340769467  

 

Book: Six Turkish Tales, Tracey Emin (1987) 

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Six_Turkish_Tales.html?id=vbGUAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y  

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Videography: Revelstoke Films 

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Show notes compiled by Sally McLennan 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

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