S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis

14 Oct 2024 · 1 h 22 min

Episode S3 EP4: Dame Tracey Emin discusses her upbringing, YBA contemporaries, and life-changing cancer diagnosis

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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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