Emin Even Saying Nothing Is A Lie
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About This Work
In *Emin Even Saying Nothing Is A Lie*, Tracey reframes the confessional impulse as a visual proposition—where silence, statement, and self-mythology collide. Working with a direct, text-led approach that recalls the charged immediacy of contemporary conceptual art, the artist foregrounds language as both material and subject. The work’s pared-back presentation sharpens its psychological voltage, allowing tone, cadence, and implication to carry the composition. By staging truthfulness as unstable—performed, edited, and negotiated—the piece speaks to a culture saturated by public intimacy, media narratives, and identity construction. At once intimate and confrontational, it offers a crisp meditation on authenticity, power, and the politics of speaking—key concerns within current British contemporary practice.
About the Artist
In 1993, in the former London borough of Bethnal Green, Emin and fellow artist Lucas opened a store where they sold their own handmade items. One of Emin’s earliest exhibitions took place in 1993–94 at the influential White Cube gallery on Duke Street (1993–2002). The show, ironically titled “My Ma...
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