Edited by Tracey Emin, Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell. Introduction by Tracey Emin.
My Photo Album is a journey through the life of British artist Tracey Emin using photographs from her personal collection. Edited from the albums she has kept from an early age, this visual autobiography contains some amazing images: Tracey sharing a pram as a baby with her twin Paul, her bus-pass photo aged 14, a ‘glamour’ shoot as a semi-naked art student, her early successes as an artist, through to hanging out with superstars such as David Bowie and Ronnie Wood. Perhaps more than any other artist working today, Tracey Emin’s work is grounded in the personal experiences and events of her life. In these poignant photographs we can examine this crossover: the moments that have shaped her, and influenced her work: from her family life to the pivotal Young British Artist movement of the 1990s. The design of the book resembles a photo album, with Tracey’s handwritten captions and notes accompanying the photographs. Virtually all of the 283 images have never been published before. Taken on 35mm film, they have an intimate, visceral quality. By turns tender and extrovert, they simultaneously document both the blossoming of an artist and a unique period in art history, from Emin’s singular viewpoint.
Featured image is reproduced from Tracey Emin: My Photo Album.
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In celebration of Tracey Emin's newest body of work—on view Thursday, May 2 through June 22 at Lehmann Maupin gallery—the Chrystie Street branch will present a book signing Wednesday, May 1, from 5-7PM. Featured image, a self-portrait from 2005, is reproduced from FUEL's new monograph, Tracey Emin: My Photo Album, which collects family photos, candid snapshots and other unpublished pictures from the artist's personal albums—kept since she was a child—alongside handwritten captions. continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 7.25 x 9 in. / 156 pgs / 250 color / 60 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $34.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $45.95 ISBN: 9780956896247 PUBLISHER: FUEL Publishing AVAILABLE: 5/31/2013 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA ONLY
Published by FUEL Publishing. Edited by Tracey Emin, Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell. Introduction by Tracey Emin.
My Photo Album is a journey through the life of British artist Tracey Emin using photographs from her personal collection. Edited from the albums she has kept from an early age, this visual autobiography contains some amazing images: Tracey sharing a pram as a baby with her twin Paul, her bus-pass photo aged 14, a ‘glamour’ shoot as a semi-naked art student, her early successes as an artist, through to hanging out with superstars such as David Bowie and Ronnie Wood. Perhaps more than any other artist working today, Tracey Emin’s work is grounded in the personal experiences and events of her life. In these poignant photographs we can examine this crossover: the moments that have shaped her, and influenced her work: from her family life to the pivotal Young British Artist movement of the 1990s. The design of the book resembles a photo album, with Tracey’s handwritten captions and notes accompanying the photographs. Virtually all of the 283 images have never been published before. Taken on 35mm film, they have an intimate, visceral quality. By turns tender and extrovert, they simultaneously document both the blossoming of an artist and a unique period in art history, from Emin’s singular viewpoint.
