From 27th February until 31st August 2026 there is a major tribute to the iconic treasure of expression, featuring her work through ninety pieces of art in an exhibition titled A Second Life at The Tate Modern.
There has been a calling to exhibit this conception that features painting, video, textile, neon, sculpture and installation created by Dame Tracey Emin (b.1963).
Displaying over forty years of a career that has been shaped by the prolific life of the artist, this exhibition explores what has contributed to her works as a major voice in the art world.
Storytelling by Emin reflects on her life before and after her studies in London at the Royal College of Art in 1987, through to her continuous relationship with her hometown Margate where she now resides, close to her free studio-based art school. Works of such are apparent in Mad Tracey from Margate: Everybody’s Been There 1997, which are depicted through handstitched phrases, letters and drawings.
Throughout spouts of pain and trauma, Emin produces the addressment of sexual assault, abortion and other factual matters in the mix of a difficult life. These works are reflected in her creativity taken from I Could Have Loved my Innocence 2007 through to How it Feels 1996, an account of an abortion that went wrong.
Classics such as My Bed 1998 will be on display and need no introduction, as this was the first marker of when Emin established herself in the creation of her art. All accounts are taken from her first life right through until her second life, post illness and surgery.
Dame Tracey Emin said “I’m very excited about having a show at Tate Modern. For me, it’s one of the greatest international contemporary art museums in the world and it’s here in London. I feel this show, titled ‘A second Life’, will be a bench mark for me. A moment in my life when I look back and go forward. A true celebration of living”.
To book tickets visit: Tracey Emin | Tate Modern
