Tracey emin my bed close ups

1998 artwork by Tracey Emin

My Bed is a sculpture by the English artist Tracey Emin. The work consists of her bed with bedroom objects in a disheveled state.

Tracey emin my bed close ups

First created in 1998, it was exhibited at the Tate Gallery in 1999 as one of the shortlisted works for the Turner Prize.^[1] Although it did not win the prize, it gained much media attention and its notoriety has persisted.

It was sold at auction by Christie’s in July 2014 for £2,546,500.

Inspiration

The idea for My Bed was inspired by a sexual yet depressive phase in the artist's life when she had remained in bed for four days without eating or drinking anything but alcohol.^[2] When she looked at the vile, repulsive mess that had accumulated in her room, she suddenly realised what she had created.

Emin ardently defended My Bed against critics who treated it as a farce and claimed that anyone could exhibit an unmade bed. To these claims, she retorted, "Well, they didn't, did they? No