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