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A Second Life: Tracey Emin’s infamous bed takes centre stage in Tate Modern retrospective

Spanning four decades, the major exhibition charts Emin's fearless exploration of trauma, desire, and survival across painting, sculpture, neon, film, and performance.

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00:24My bed caused shockwaves through art history
00:29but also in the public mind
00:31because it was so frank about ordinary life.
00:36This wasn't an elevated, esoteric subject.
00:40It's a bed. We all sleep in a bed.
00:43It's full of the material of daily life.
00:46So people recognise bits of their own life.
00:58And in this exhibition you have film, photography, performance, installation, sculpture, drawing, neon, monoprints.
01:07And then of course these paintings.
01:08So I think this is a testament to how triumphant she is in all of those mediums.
01:20So I think this is a testament to how triumphant she is.
01:50So I think this is a testament to how triumphant she is.
01:52So I think this is a testament to how triumphant she is.
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