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

An episode of [The Louis Theroux Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1725833532), 14 Oct 2024, 1 h 22 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3301082787.mp3?updated=1772038950

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 A Mindhouse Production for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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