FROM SUFFERING TO SAINTHOOD Daniel Culpan on Tracey Emin at Tate Modern, London
There are few contemporary artists whose careers have undergone such a profound transformation as that of Dame Tracey Emin, formerly known as “Mad Tracey from Margate”. It is this Dame Tracey – and not the young, often provocative artist of her early years – who is currently being honored in a major retrospective at Tate Modern. Daniel Culpan is left wondering how much personal suffering, when made the subject of artistic expression, is bearable for the viewer – and to what extent audiences actually desire it.
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