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

The Louis Theroux Podcast

14-10-2024 • 1 hr 23 mins

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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