Podcast appearances and mentions of tracy emin

Mark Steel's In Town - Margate“...a nice spot not vulgarised by crowds of literary people...” Oscar WildeIn this first episode Mark visits the lovely seaside town of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent.A magical place where T.S Eliot wrote a verse of The Wasteland, J.M.W Turner painted views of the Harbour, Tracy Emin spent her formative years and Pete Doherty has his name on a wall of fame in a cafe for eating a "mega breakfast" in under 20 minutes.Mark visits Dreamland and its 100 year old rollercoaster, the famous Crab Museum and the historic Walpole Hotel before perfoming his show in the Cliff Bar and snooker hall under the iconic Lido Tower.This is the 13th series of Mark's award winning show where he travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.As well as Margate, in this series, Mark be will also be popping to Stoke on Trent, Malvern, East Grinstead and Coleraine in Northern Ireland.Written and performed by Mark SteelAdditional material by Pete Sinclair Production co-ordinator Katie Baum Sound Manager Jerry Peal Producer Carl CooperA BBC Studios Audio production for Radio 4

Mark Steel's In Town - Margate“...a nice spot not vulgarised by crowds of literary people...” Oscar WildeIn this first episode Mark visits the lovely seaside town of Margate in the Thanet district of Kent.A magical place where T.S Eliot wrote a verse of The Wasteland, J.M.W Turner painted views of the Harbour, Tracy Emin spent her formative years and Pete Doherty has his name on a wall of fame in a cafe for eating a "mega breakfast" in under 20 minutes.Mark visits Dreamland and its 100 year old rollercoaster, the famous Crab Museum and the historic Walpole Hotel before perfoming his show in the Cliff Bar and snooker hall under the iconic Lido Tower. This is the 13th series of Mark's award winning show where he travels around the country visiting towns that have nothing in common but their uniqueness. After thoroughly researching each town, Mark writes and performs a bespoke evening of comedy for a local audience.As well as Margate, in this series, Mark be will also be popping to Stoke on Trent, Malvern, East Grinstead and Coleraine in Northern Ireland. There will also be extended versions of each episode available on BBC sounds.Written and performed by Mark SteelAdditional material by Pete Sinclair Production co-ordinator Katie Baum Sound Manager Jerry Peal Producer Carl CooperA BBC Studios Audio production for Radio 4

En el episodio 55 del podcast hablamos de las 10 esculturas más polémicas del arte contemporáneo internacional. Damien Hirst, Patricia Piccinini, Maurizio Cattelan, Tracy Emin y David Cerny están en este top ten que escrudiñaremos, comentando sus obras mas escandalosas y que más debates han generado en los últimos años. Contanos si conocías las obras y si alguna vez viste a alguna de ellas en vivo! Mi nombre es Evelyn Marquez, curadora y gestora cultural. Podés suscribirte al podcast de Temporada de Relámpagos sobre arte contemporáneo en el canal de Apple Podcast, en Spotify y YouTube. Encontranos también en Instagram, Facebook y en Twitter!! Si te interesó, compartilo y dejanos 5 estrellas en Spotify!!

On this week's episode, Melissa transports us to the South of France for a conversation with international hotelier Paddy McKillen about art, wine, architecture, and his passion project in Provence, Château La Coste. Villa La Coste, a 28 suite boutique hotel, sits on the grounds of the extraordinary 600-acre estate, Château La Coste, where you will also find an open-air contemporary art museum and winery.  In this episode, you'll learn how Paddy went from working at his parent's motor repair company in West Belfast to transforming a 300-year-old winery in the South of France into a wine estate and contemporary art park with a boutique 5-star hotel and incredible restaurants on site, including one from the Argentine celebrity chef and king of outdoor cooking, Francis Mallmann.  Between the outdoor art complex and culinary offerings, plus the state-of-the-art spa, immaculate pool area, and ultra-chic accommodations, there is good reason Melissa is excited to highlight the hotel and the massive art park at Chateau La Coste. It features works by some of the most notable names in contemporary art and architecture, with sculptures and buildings from Frank Gehry, Tadao Andao, Louise Bourgeois, Andy Goldsworthy, Tracy Emin, Sean Scully, and Ai Wei Wei, to name a few. The South of France is home to an expansive world of art. On this week's Destination Hack, Melissa takes you on a tour of inspiring locations, fabled collections, and natural phenomena across Provence.  Melissa's Art Recommendations in Provence: Towns of note: Aix en Provence, Arles, and Les BauxAttractions in Arles: Parc des Ateliers, Van Gogh Foundation, Musée Réattu, the Luma Foundation, Lee Ufan FoundationHotels in Arles: Les Maisons d'Arles (L'Arlatan and Le Cloitre) (Nord Pinus) Restaurants in and around Arles: Drum Cafe at the Luma Foundation, The restaurant at L'Arlatan; the outdoor café at Le Cloitre and La Chassagnette.Other highlights: visit Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, the asylum where Van Gogh painted many of his most famous works; Carriere des Lumieres in Les Baux.   For more on Château La Coste, visit their websiteFollow Château La Coste on Instagram Learn more about Villa La Coste Follow Villa La Costa on Instagram Follow Melissa on Instagram.Learn more about Indagare Travel.

In episode 28 hosts Key (he/they) and Gray (he/him) gleefully dive into the long awaited Late Night Talking song and music video! They begin by touching on smaller pieces of news (4:20), including Pleasing's Hot Holiday collection, and Gucci HA HA HA, and the success of As it Was. Then they move on to discussing the song and music video. After giving their first impressions on the video (16:52) Key and Gray begin a brief lyrical analysis of Late Night Talking (25:02). They then move on to a conversation about the music video, starting with a recap of everything that happens in it and a brief overview of its themes (1:00:43). Then, they talk about Bradley and Pablo as a directing team (1:15:06) as well as Vic Letaigne's stills and 16mm camera footage (1:18:03). Following this, they briefly discuss the fun Tracy Emin reference (1:21:55) as well as the bespoke costuming (1:25:20). They round out the discussion with some speculation about what the new single might mean for the Harry's House era (1:27:20) and end the show with a chat about some non-Harry things that have brought them joy over the week (1:35:15). Email us at weblameharrystyles@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @harrystylespod Follow us on tumblr harrystylespod.tumblr.com Sources: https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/vic-lentaignes-photography-240720 https://www.thewastedhour.com/pages/vic-lentaigne-view https://www.vogue.com/article/late-night-talking-music-video-harry-styles-18-thoughts-i-had https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bed https://mr-styles.tumblr.com/post/618652350750572544/prettybird-directors-bradley-pablo-tell-addison

The podcast “Talk Art [is] about is encouraging people to switch lanes, to take up space, and to embrace your interests,” says cofounder Russell Tovey. Since 2018, Tovey and Robert Diament have cohosted Talk Art, producing over 175 episodes with guests across all fields of art, from Jeff Koons to Radiohead to Lena Dunham. Here, the trained musician and actor talk about how they met (nerding out on Tracy Emin's work), collections as self-portraits (“you can pop-psychoanalyze an individual by the things they have in their house,” Tovey says), the fight to break down elitist structures, and their fundamental beliefs that no one should ever apologize for enthusiasm or be afraid to ask questions, and that is never too late to learn. “Our motto,” Tovey says, “is ‘art is for everyone.'”

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance. The entire gang was also thrilled to be honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quintet of Karen Woody, Jonathan Armstrong, Tom Fox, Matt Kelly and Jay Rosen. We discuss some of the key issues from the Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft in the context of the BeeGees.  We also have a special tribute section to Meatloaf as well as Shout Outs and Rants. 1. Karen Woody used Staying Alive to look at the SEC angle on the acquisition. Karen shouts out to workers in the travel industry for getting travelers home during the holidays.  Woody paid tribute to Meatloaf's acting career, the Rocky Horror movie and the song Hot Potootie Bless My Soul which her father still loves and is played annually at his birthday. 2. Jay Rosen reviewed To Love Somebody in asking what role can a monitor play in this matter? Rosen ranted about longtime Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy who voted against David Ortiz for the HOF and shouted out to Big Papi's response. Jay paid tribute to You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth, Meatloaf's acting and SNL performances. 3. Matt Kelly considered Massachusetts to consider the anti-trust angles and whether Microsoft can turn the corruption culture at Activision around. Kelly laments the missing child Heather Montgomery and all the officials who did not take her mother's report of her disappearance seriously.  Matt paid tribute to those listeners who are too young to remember Meatloaf. 4. Jonathan Armstrong used How Can You Mend a Broken Heart to look at EU and UK anti-trust issues as well as data privacy concerns under GDPR. Armstrong shouts out artist Tracy Emin for demanding No. 10 pull her artwork due to the corruption of BoJo. Jonathan paid tribute to Meatloaf's financial support of Jonathan's local football club Hartlepool United. 5. Tom Fox considered the role of the Microsoft Board of Directors in the acquisition. He shouted out to the Joel Coen movie Macbeth and started Oscar buzz by further shouting out to Kathryn Hunter for her portrayal of the 3 sisters.  Tom paid tribute to Paradise by the Dashboard Lights.  The members of the Everything Compliance are: •       Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com •       Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu •       Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com •       Jonathan Armstrong –is our UK colleague, who is an experienced data privacy/data protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com •       Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader - Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at jonathan.marks@bakertilly.com The host and producer, ranter (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Everything Compliance Shout Outs and Rants we have the following. Karen Woody shouts out to the French TV show Call My Agent, reminding us that by watching a French language show with subtitles you can see really funny TV and learn French.  Jay Rosen rants about Boston sportswriter Longtime Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy for not voting for Red Sox great David Ortiz for the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Tom Fox shouts out the Joel Coen movie Macbeth and starts Oscar buzz for Kathryn Hunter as Best Supporting Actress.  Matt Kelly laments about the story of Harmony Montgomery, now missing for over 2 years because no one would take her mother's speaking up about her disappearance seriously. Jonathan Armstrong shouts out to UK artist Tracy Emin who shames British PM BoJo by asking for removal of her art from No. 10. He ends with the plea BoJo Must Go!

Sommige mensen schamen zich voor hun onopgeruimde kamer. Vinden het absoluut verboden terrein voor vreemden. Een enkeling durft wel zijn lelijke kanten te laten zien. Zoals Tracy Emin, die nog een stapje verder ging door haar onopgeruimde kamer naar een museum te verplaatsen. Yuki heeft daar respect voor.Geproduceerd door: Tonny MediaZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

When a collage of digital images was sold in New York earlier this year for £50 million, the art world was convulsed. The reason? The picture couldn't be hung on a wall and was only visible online. What had been bought and sold was the non-fungible token - or NFT - relating to the collage. David Aaronovitch and his guests discover how NFTs work for those who sell and those who buy them and also consider if NFTs are a passing fad or an aspect of our culture that is becoming increasingly common and might lead to the emergence of a future John Constable or Tracy Emin, eventually spreading to and influencing other art forms.Enter the Briefing Room and find out why collectors are investing in NFTs; how easy it is to spot a fake and what you can do about it; and whether non-fungibles will be an enduring part of the artistic - and investment - worlds in the years ahead.Those taking part include: Georgina Adam of The Art Newspaper; investor in NFTs and co-founder and chief executive of the Arts and culture portal Vastari, Bernardine Bröcker Wieder; and the art historian, former art dealer and presenter of the BBC FOUR series, Britain's Lost Masterpieces, Bendor Grosvenor.Producers Simon Coates and Bob Howard Editor Jasper CorbettImage: Visitors to "Machine Hallucinations - Space: Metaverse" by Refik Anadol, which will be auctioned online as an NFT at Sothebys, at the Digital Art Fair, Hong Kong Credit: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

In episode 19, Key (he/they), Gray (he/him), and their surveyed listeners take on the second week of Love on Tour!! After a brief introduction that includes blaming Harry Styles for their recording schedule and a dissection of the Don't Worry Darling teaser trailer (1:16), they get into a discussion of the four stop on Harry's tour: Dallas (6:17). This leads them into a discussion of the Fine Line tour silhouette (9:12), followed by a breakdown of St. Louis (20:09), and Philadelphia (29:12). Listen to hear Gray despair over Gritty's absence in Philadelphia, Key get emotional about tour (pull it together Key), and lots of laughter about a pile of discarded obscene posters which one listener described as “a Tracy Emin installation.” Email us at weblameharrystyles@gmail.com Follow us on twitter @harrystylespod Follow us on tumblr harrystylespod.tumblr.com

Before we discuss bad music (only in my opinion) I would like to give a mention to a performance from the past by Yoko Ono which I was unfortunately subjected to on a recent TV programme....it was a stadium concert with Yoko approaching the Mike backed by Eric Clapton on guitar...Keith Richards on Bass....and of course John Lennon on guitar.....plus a big band behind them....next to the mike was some bloke scraping away on a fiddle...then Yoko begins....she didn't actually sing she just squawked in various octaves .... no words...no tune....it sounded like either a seagull or a tom cat with its testicles trapped in the door.....added to which was the fiddle playing at high speed into the same mike....it was unbearable and if I had have been Clapton I would have walked off....what was going on?!!....to call it atrocious would be a compliment.......but I suppose it gives certain folk the opportunity to "understand" the message....the same folk who see so much art excellence in Tracy Emin's unmade bed.....it's hard to believe what some people can get away with.....IT IS RUBBISH!! As for my worst song feature this week I would like to put forward The Smiths.....no song in particular just anything by The Smiths.....Morrisey has to be the worst singer and "composer" ever...with the exception of Yoko of course......the band are good it's just Morrisey....it's as if the band go in the studio and rattle out a decent backing track....then along comes Morrisey and sings the first thing that comes into his head over it......so Vince the choice this week is yours....anything by The Smiths will be fine with me because it is all diabolical.

I did something rather wonderful this morning. It involved Grand Masters and there was not a golf ball in sight. Golf is a whole other story: I once went for a golf lesson. I have no idea how blind people make a go of this inscrutable game. I found it impossible to line the iron up with the ball and spent a frustrating hour beating the hell out of thin air and terrifying my coach. After the lesson ended and he mopped his brow, he told me not to come back. These Grand Masters would not have been seen dead, let alone alive, in the coveted Masters Green Jacket. It's a truism of just about all paintings in Charles 1 collection that green doesn't make much of an appearance. It was an unstable color. You couldn't just drop a blob of blue into a blob of yellow and hope for the best. Reds predominate. I gave up going to art galleries a long time ago. It's not that it's impossible to appreciate the beauty and sentiment of great art. Good magnification can make it worthwhile, but it's the crowds that do it. If you are trying to check out the art work with a pair of binoculars clamped to you face it makes it tricky to move to the best vantage point when the dear old public stand bang smack between you and the picture. Every time you move you have to refocus the binoculars and then bang, someone loses their patience because you are in their way. A neatly positioned nudge to the elbow delivers a nifty blow to the eye socket and game over. I've had more injuries in art galleries than on golf courses. What a treat it was then, to have “Charles 1 King and Collector”, at the Royal Academy, to myself, with only the hardiest of art lovers for company, at eight o'clock in the morning. There were no crowds, just a group of very polite people quietly waiting their turn. No risk of a black eye. My host for this uplifting start to the day, had invited me to a private view that I had never seen, and as we wandered from room to room, she shared her extensive knowledge of King Charles 1 and his appetite for buying up the the art of less fortunate royal bankrupts when they were forced to sell up. She read the catalogue notes out loud and gave me a wonderful description of the brush work of Van Dyck and Titian. It beats the last time I had the joy of such an enthusiastic guide: I went to the Tracy Emin at the Hayward. The notes were not accounts of the representation of noble ambition, but of earthier pursuits like sex and drugs and alcohol, all read out loud. I can get this at home. I can even manage to avoid making my bed, or possibly getting out of it, without too much trouble at home. Charles 1 collection, on the other hand, was well worth getting out of bed for. What would have capped it all off, was to be allowed to touch the few sculptures that were there. I did this at a Jacob Epstein exhibition years ago and it was wonderful. What the dark dense material of a sculpture couldn't convey to my eye, fingers did. I might not have seen what the casual, or not so casual, viewer saw, but the picture in my head was fulsome and the effort worth it. We all filter our understanding of what we see through the lens of experience and where we're standing at the time. Just because I happen to have a less visual experience of such delights does not mean it's not worth it. It is.

Episode Notes Thank you all for joining us this season. We're not going on intermission just yet, we're steamrolling ahead into our next series on Wonder Egg Priority from next week. Don't miss it! Our special guests this episode: Chris Hutton http://twitter.com/TopherDisgrace Felix Kingsley http://twitter.com/epsilina Queers on Film: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queers-on-film/id1495916844 My Bed is a work by Tracy Emin first shown in 1998. For pictures of Don's Cape: http://twitter.com/okashinapodcast http://patreon.com/theorangegroves http://ko-fi.com/okashinapodcast http://youtube.com/channel/UCVU5lox6UHE9zTazQXaNTpg Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/cherryton-school-report/b066293a-aac2-4efc-b7ab-e8e5593afcbe This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Avery Andon sits down with NYC Socialite and Art World Impresario Libbie Mugrabi, just weeks after she finalized her dramatic divorce from Mega Art Collector David Mugrabi. Libbie discusses the launch of her new clothing and life-style brand LIBBIE and gives insider tips on collecting art at the highest level, including the inside scoop on artists she is investing in right now including Kenny Scharf and Tracy Emin! This was the first episode Avery recorded live at ArtLife's Studio since the start of the Quarantine and the energy and fun is apparent! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: IG @ARTLIFE / @ARTLIFEPODCAST @AVERYANDON WWW.ARTLIFE.COM

Gary Mansfield agreed to transport two holdalls across the UK for a criminal organisation. What he thought was a couple of bags full of fake designer clothes labels turned out to be over 4 million pounds worth of class A drugs. The judge sentenced him to 14 years in prison. Inside prison Gary discovered his real artistic skill was not selling fake clothing and drugs but his ability to create art that caught the attention of world renowned artists. Links: Gary Mansfield - @MizogArt - HomeGary MansfieldTwitter: @mizogartGary Mansfield (@mizogart) • Instagram photos and videosSecond Chance: facebook.com/RaphaelRowePodcast/Second Chance Webpage: Second ChanceWebsite: Raphael-Rowe.com Instagram: @areporterTwitter: @areporter) Sound by Joe Adams Podcasts| Audio Avalanche

Mick Heaney, Seamus Heaney’s son & his biographer Roy Foster remember Seamus Heaney's Nobel Prize in Literature on the 25th anniversary, A Nobel Celebration is an online event, seamusheaneyhome.com, Paula Shields reviews a new documentary on BBC from Tracy Emin entitled Emin / Munch & album reviews including Taylor Swift.

Miami entrepreneur, art collector and philanthropist, Dennis Scholl, made his first documentary film at age 50. Fifteen years and thirty films later, this former attorney and CPA now has thirteen regional Emmys to show for his humble excellence as an artist. Films celebrating creative titans Tracy Emin, Theaster Gates, Wynton Marsalis and Frank Gehry have been featured at festivals worldwide, including SXSW and Sundance. His current films include “The Last Resort,” now on Netflix, “Singular” about 3x Grammy winning jazz vocalist, Cecile Mclorin Salvant, and “Lifeline”, about 50’s Abstract Expressionist painter, Clyfford Still. As a former VP of the Knight Foundation, Scholl oversaw a national arts program with cultural grants totaling close to $200 million. As the current CEO Miami Arts organization, Oolite Arts, Scholl's leadership skill for finding and funding art projects has never been hotter. As the recipient of an Oolite Ellie Award, Swan Dive co-host, Stuart Sheldon, can attest to the profound value Scholl brings to Miami's vibrant art community and beyond. This dynamic gentleman's multiple swan dives provide a road map for each of us to put in the work require to follow our passions.

Today, the chART squad is tasked with going through the work of the woman that turned your usual student dorm mess into a Turner Prize-winning artwork with My Bed (1999). Tracey Emin is known for taking confessional and autobiographical art to a whole new level, earning the honour of being regarded as the enfant terrible of the Young British Artists. Painting, drawing, sculpture, film, neon… you name it, she's done it. Wanna know more about this Renaissance woman out of a Tim Burton movie? Tune into this week's episode! Make sure to follow us on our socials! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/chartpodcast/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ChartPodcast Here you can see on which different platforms you can listen to our podcasts! https://pod.link/1517293067 That's it for now! Hope to see you again in our next episode! chART out! (Love you, bye)

As the UK lockdown continues, we discuss the unfolding situation and the continual emotional shifts we are all experiencing. Here in Britain we are seeing some of our most well-known artists responding in different ways. Tracy Emin wrote an online diary; David Hockney is making new paintings; and Grayson Perry is filming a new TV show designed to encourage people to make art. We ask whether these are helpful reactions. In troubled times, what is the point of it all? Is art relevant? And is this an opportunity for us to switch from a focus on producing work for shows to a new emphasis on creativity and exploration? We also discuss the importance of mental health for our physical well-being, debate potential societal changes, and ask whether we are currently in the midst of a global existential crisis. Mentioned Mark this time on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/markthistime2020/?hl=en Mark this time on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/markthistime2020/ Tracey Emin - online diary https://www.instagram.com/whitecube/?hl=en David Hockney paintings https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52109901 Grayson Perry/Anthony Gormley art kit home.https://firstsite.uk/art-is-where-the-home-is/ Lewis Howes podcast with Dr. Joe Dispenza https://youtu.be/RTuf7OfZ-yY Sign up for our newsletters at: www.alicesheridan.com www.louisefletcherart.com Submit a question at bit.ly/artjuicepodcast Buy us a coffee at: https://ko-fi.com/artjuice Follow us on Instagram: Follow Alice on Instagram @alicesheridanstudio or Louise @louisefletcher_art Credits"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Dan Hill, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized expert on the role of emotions in politics, business, sports and culture. He pioneered the use of facial coding in business to capture emotional dynamics and has done work for over 50% of the world’s top 100 B2C companies. He’s also been a political pundit for CNN, The New York Times, Reuters, Fox, and MSNBC, among other media outlets, since the 2004 presidential race. His eight books include Emotionomics, chosen by Advertising Age as a top 10 must-read book of 2009 and featuring a foreword by Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpsons; and among his three most recent books, First Blush: People’s Intuitive Reactions to Famous Art. Dan holds a Ph.D. in English from Rutgers University, following a M.A. in Creative Writing from Brown University and has thrice been noted with commendation in The Best American Essays series. The conservative scientific estimation is that 95% of people’s mental activity isn’t fully conscious. First Blush is by far the largest study ever done involving eye tracking and art – plus facial coding, to capture how participants felt about what they were precisely seeing (and experiencing). This handout picture received from Christies auction house on May 27, 2014 shows an artwork entitled "My Bed" by British artist Tracey Emin. Tracey Emin's unmade bed artfully littered with condoms, cigarette packs and underwear is expected to fetch around £1 million (1.2 million euros, $1.7 million) at auction. The work, called simply "My Bed", cemented Emin's notoriety when it was shortlisted for the 1999 Turner Prize, although the British artist eventually lost out to future Oscar winner Steve McQueen, who directed "12 Years a Slave".  AFP PHOTO / CHRISTIES Caption for Tracy Emin eye-tracking results for My Bed – Tracy Emin’s installation piece, My Bed, was the top-performing art work in First Blush. That result is based on both driving a high volume of fixations (where the eye stays with a detail long enough for it to mentally register) and a high volume of emotional engagement (when facial muscle activity reflects interest).

Recorded during our exhibition Lucien Freud: The Self-portraits, Tracey Emin CBE RA and David Dawson(Lucien Freud's assistant and model) discuss their memories of the artist, as well as Emin and Freud’s shared ability to innovate, provoke and soul-search.

Galerie Stigter Van Doesburg - gevestigd in het centrum van Amsterdam - toont werk van veel vrouwelijke kunstenaars. Van de feministische kunst uit de jaren '70, via de bravoure van de vrouwelijke kunstenaars van de YBA generatie als Tracy Emin en Sarah Lucas tot de genderneutraliteit van nu. Wat is er allemaal veranderd en wat moet er nog veranderen?

If you have any interest whatsoever in the 90s, and judging from the popularity of Princess Diana and 90s throwback Instagram accounts, you do – then Daniel Rachel's Don't Look Back In Anger is for you. In this oral history are anecdotes from Noel Gallagher, Tony Blair, Tjinder Singh, Mel C, Tracy Emin and so many more. In this episode I chat to Daniel about Cool Britannia, the 90s, and how you go about putting together such a complex oral history.

In the tenth episode of Collect Wisely we are speaking with Tiffany Zabludowicz. Born in London and now based in New York City, Tiffany was introduced to art at a young age, two years after she was born her parents founded the Zabludowiz Collection. Tiffany runs and curates the Times Square Space, which hosts exhibitions within the rotating empty offices of 1500 Broadway in the heart of Times Square. She is chairwoman of the Young Collectors Council at the Guggenheim and a founding member of the New Museum’s Artemis Council. She has a particular interest in emerging and “post-internet” art. Her personal collection features work by artists such as, Tracy Emin, Item Idem, Josephine Meckseper, Joel Holmberg, Puppies Puppies, and Artie Vierkant.

.I was somewhat puzzled over the recent "major"court case regarding a wedding cake for a gay wedding.....apparently the bakers in question refused to make the cake,which had a logo on it,because they didn't agree with same sex marriages....well this naturally caused an outcry as the couple were being discriminated against because of their sexuality ...so they took the bakers to court and won their case...which was later thrown out on appeal who actually saw common sense....I failed to see the problem in the first place...the bakers,or indeed anyone who owns a company,can refuse to serve who they like....they should have said they didn't want the job at the outset instead of handing out the opportunity to play the gay card............a sale is a contract which has to have amongst other things offer and acceptance....the offer is made by the PURCHASER which can either be accepted by the seller or not.......if a shop puts an item on display YOU are being invited to make an offer....it is known as an "invitation to treat".....the shop can refuse your offer and doesn't have to sell it too you if it so wishes which is where people get it wrong.........................................the country is run by morons. 2.In case you didn't know...Princess Eugenie has got married....she is the daughter of Andrew the Prince of Golf.....both of whom don't seem to do anything for their extortionate wages....all very nice and it does give people something to do as they all stand outside waiting for a chance to wave their flags as the happy couple go past in their coach on their way to their lavish party full of showbiz creeps trying to get a knighthood.....or am I wrong?....is it a wonderful occasion which will enhance the history of this great nation?....thus it will be well worth the millions it is costing us....and you never know we might actually get a smile from her dad....if we can remember what he looks like. 3.I watched the video you put on Facebook featuring Yoko Ono sounding like a seagull with its testicles caught in a door...accompanied by a squawking saxophone.....words fail me....to me she is the Tracy Emin of music... a caveman could make a better racket....proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that the world is definitely going backwards....we mentioned last week how witch hunting has made a comeback with any excuse to march and protest....thanks to rapes and sexual harassment that supposedly went on 50 years ago.....well when you look at the great buildings which were created centuries ago and are still standing and compare them with modern buildings which either burst into flames or get washed away with the occasional floods........or the great paintings by the likes of Da Vinci or Constable compared to the "modern" art which is an insult to our intelligence.....we are definitely going backwards....... 4.I have to laugh at the way we are all kidded by greedy companies...for example they increase the price of cigarettes to "help people to stop smoking"......as if...do they think we are stupid?...people will still buy cigarettes ...the only difference is the companies will make even more money...as if they care about consumers....do me a favour.........same with road tax and petrol prices....they are ripping us off "to save the planet for our own good"...sure they are......I bought a coke in a pub last week and got charged an extra 15 pence for sugar tax....sugar free coke is 15 pence cheaper....it's a joke...........and finally......the Strictly Come Dancing "snog" is STILL making national mews....is the media so short of news that it has to lower itself to this?......the programme got 12 million viewers last Saturday.....hmm....makes you wonder doesn't it?....just shows again how easy our wonderful sad public can be manipulated....what's next?....marches by the PC brigade ...or the racist brigade...or the sexist brigade....to keep the viewing numbers up? 5.The song this week is from one of my local DVDs.....extolling the virtues of the wonderful Wirral Peninsula......which if you have never seen you aint seen nothing.

.I was somewhat puzzled over the recent "major"court case regarding a wedding cake for a gay wedding.....apparently the bakers in question refused to make the cake,which had a logo on it,because they didn't agree with same sex marriages....well this naturally caused an outcry as the couple were being discriminated against because of their sexuality ...so they took the bakers to court and won their case...which was later thrown out on appeal who actually saw common sense....I failed to see the problem in the first place...the bakers,or indeed anyone who owns a company,can refuse to serve who they like....they should have said they didn't want the job at the outset instead of handing out the opportunity to play the gay card............a sale is a contract which has to have amongst other things offer and acceptance....the offer is made by the PURCHASER which can either be accepted by the seller or not.......if a shop puts an item on display YOU are being invited to make an offer....it is known as an "invitation to treat".....the shop can refuse your offer and doesn't have to sell it too you if it so wishes which is where people get it wrong.........................................the country is run by morons. 2.In case you didn't know...Princess Eugenie has got married....she is the daughter of Andrew the Prince of Golf.....both of whom don't seem to do anything for their extortionate wages....all very nice and it does give people something to do as they all stand outside waiting for a chance to wave their flags as the happy couple go past in their coach on their way to their lavish party full of showbiz creeps trying to get a knighthood.....or am I wrong?....is it a wonderful occasion which will enhance the history of this great nation?....thus it will be well worth the millions it is costing us....and you never know we might actually get a smile from her dad....if we can remember what he looks like. 3.I watched the video you put on Facebook featuring Yoko Ono sounding like a seagull with its testicles caught in a door...accompanied by a squawking saxophone.....words fail me....to me she is the Tracy Emin of music... a caveman could make a better racket....proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that the world is definitely going backwards....we mentioned last week how witch hunting has made a comeback with any excuse to march and protest....thanks to rapes and sexual harassment that supposedly went on 50 years ago.....well when you look at the great buildings which were created centuries ago and are still standing and compare them with modern buildings which either burst into flames or get washed away with the occasional floods........or the great paintings by the likes of Da Vinci or Constable compared to the "modern" art which is an insult to our intelligence.....we are definitely going backwards....... 4.I have to laugh at the way we are all kidded by greedy companies...for example they increase the price of cigarettes to "help people to stop smoking"......as if...do they think we are stupid?...people will still buy cigarettes ...the only difference is the companies will make even more money...as if they care about consumers....do me a favour.........same with road tax and petrol prices....they are ripping us off "to save the planet for our own good"...sure they are......I bought a coke in a pub last week and got charged an extra 15 pence for sugar tax....sugar free coke is 15 pence cheaper....it's a joke...........and finally......the Strictly Come Dancing "snog" is STILL making national mews....is the media so short of news that it has to lower itself to this?......the programme got 12 million viewers last Saturday.....hmm....makes you wonder doesn't it?....just shows again how easy our wonderful sad public can be manipulated....what's next?....marches by the PC brigade ...or the racist brigade...or the sexist brigade....to keep the viewing numbers up? 5.The song this week is from one of my local DVDs.....extolling the virtues of the wonderful Wirral Peninsula......which if you have never seen you aint seen nothing.

I dagens podcast har vi besøk av kvinnene bak Panta Rei, et TILT-støttet danseprosjekt som er aktuelle med forestillingen Make me Dance m.m. I tillegg har vi takket Charles-Henri Sanson og snakket om Tracy Emins kommende skulptur foran det (snart) nye Munchmuseet. Og er det litt vel tidlig med julemarked? Alt dette i dagens sending.

Sad to hear about the passing of Aretha Franklin....she was world class and such a massive talent...her range and phrasing were as good as it gets....but she will live on through the music she has given us all....I have always admired anyone who can get up on stage and entertain unrehearsed...which she can do and back herself on the piano...brilliant....there are some amazing female voices who I admire....Dionne Warwick singing Heartbreaker is a masterpiece and couldn't be sung any better....also Celine Dion's voice is so pure it makes me quite emotional......also we have some great home grown female voices such as Leona Lewis....all she needs is the right song.....not forgetting other great singers e.g. Gladys Knight and Tina Turner. 2.Talking of masterpieces (or not) the Tate Gallery in Liverpool has had a makeover.....now when I look at some of the modern art on display I'm afraid I just don't get it....for example a black square on a green background entitled "black on green" is NOT art and anyone over the age of 2 could produce this.....but no doubt some "experts" will see so much in this nonsense.....we have discussed this before but I think Tracy Emin deserves a mention with her "unmade bed"....she should have got in it and stayed there.....what do these people think when they look at a Constable....or a DaVinci?....they probably think they are in the same league. 3.Because it has become impossible to find anything on television I have found a series on Netflix called "Designated Survivor" starring and produced by Kiefer Sutherland who should have been a ventriloquist.....I had to instantly reach for the subtitle button.....you can't understand a word he says....not to mention his acting which is pretty bad....and why do modern films all have to be in the dark with everyone mumbling?....the problem is there are so many films to choose from and finding a decent one is a lottery...and usually it's not until you get halfway through that you realise it's rubbish but you have gone so far you may as well see it out and waste another couple of hours out of your life. 4.The hot weather here has created some interesting new fashions....especially in the shorts area....what I fail to see is the point of blokes wearing big baggy shorts which leave about 12 inches of bandy leg vanishing into huge trainers....this coupled with the shaved head with sunglasses perched on the top....the earring...and of course tattoos.....this is all very well if you are 18 ... but when you are 60+ it just doesn't work.....to me it looks hideous....and not forgetting the walk... letting onlookers know that they are still as fit and hard as they ever were....which sadly they are not.....only my opinion that's all. 5.The song this week has a story behind it....when I first met you when you were working for Radio Merseyside I had written a song about the area which you played on your programme....I eventually released the song on vinyl with a girl singer performing it...I placed them in the tourist shops in Liverpool and it was picked up by a chap called Ron Jones who was the boss of Merseyside Council Tourism....he got in touch and asked me if I would write a song about Liverpool and The Beatles....I didn't want to capitalise on the fab four as everyone else was doing so....so I composed "Beatle City" utilising the titles of their songs....I supplied the council with a large amount and they sold the lot...and here it is....my tribute to Scouseland.

Sad to hear about the passing of Aretha Franklin....she was world class and such a massive talent...her range and phrasing were as good as it gets....but she will live on through the music she has given us all....I have always admired anyone who can get up on stage and entertain unrehearsed...which she can do and back herself on the piano...brilliant....there are some amazing female voices who I admire....Dionne Warwick singing Heartbreaker is a masterpiece and couldn't be sung any better....also Celine Dion's voice is so pure it makes me quite emotional......also we have some great home grown female voices such as Leona Lewis....all she needs is the right song.....not forgetting other great singers e.g. Gladys Knight and Tina Turner. 2.Talking of masterpieces (or not) the Tate Gallery in Liverpool has had a makeover.....now when I look at some of the modern art on display I'm afraid I just don't get it....for example a black square on a green background entitled "black on green" is NOT art and anyone over the age of 2 could produce this.....but no doubt some "experts" will see so much in this nonsense.....we have discussed this before but I think Tracy Emin deserves a mention with her "unmade bed"....she should have got in it and stayed there.....what do these people think when they look at a Constable....or a DaVinci?....they probably think they are in the same league. 3.Because it has become impossible to find anything on television I have found a series on Netflix called "Designated Survivor" starring and produced by Kiefer Sutherland who should have been a ventriloquist.....I had to instantly reach for the subtitle button.....you can't understand a word he says....not to mention his acting which is pretty bad....and why do modern films all have to be in the dark with everyone mumbling?....the problem is there are so many films to choose from and finding a decent one is a lottery...and usually it's not until you get halfway through that you realise it's rubbish but you have gone so far you may as well see it out and waste another couple of hours out of your life. 4.The hot weather here has created some interesting new fashions....especially in the shorts area....what I fail to see is the point of blokes wearing big baggy shorts which leave about 12 inches of bandy leg vanishing into huge trainers....this coupled with the shaved head with sunglasses perched on the top....the earring...and of course tattoos.....this is all very well if you are 18 ... but when you are 60+ it just doesn't work.....to me it looks hideous....and not forgetting the walk... letting onlookers know that they are still as fit and hard as they ever were....which sadly they are not.....only my opinion that's all. 5.The song this week has a story behind it....when I first met you when you were working for Radio Merseyside I had written a song about the area which you played on your programme....I eventually released the song on vinyl with a girl singer performing it...I placed them in the tourist shops in Liverpool and it was picked up by a chap called Ron Jones who was the boss of Merseyside Council Tourism....he got in touch and asked me if I would write a song about Liverpool and The Beatles....I didn't want to capitalise on the fab four as everyone else was doing so....so I composed "Beatle City" utilising the titles of their songs....I supplied the council with a large amount and they sold the lot...and here it is....my tribute to Scouseland.

Siblings who grew up above the family store in Paris. They learned their trade from learned from their grandfather who founded the company and their father who remains as Chairman and guiding light. Jean Cassegrain and Sophie Delafontaine have brought in Kate Moss, Tracy Emin, Alexa Chung, Hood By Air’s Shayne Oliver and now Kendall Jenner, so they’re quietly getting radical. Hear their secrets and some fabulous French accents

The song this week is dedicated to Bobby Vee who I had the pleasure of working with on two concerts...one in New Brighton and the other in The North Wales Theatre in Llandudno......a great bloke. What did I tell you a few weeks back?...because of a possible impending DRAUGHT we might be facing a hosepipe ban...I give up...apparently there hasn't been much rain in the south east over the winter so the river levels are down......the Victorians built canals everywhere....oh...I forgot they are too busy spending billions on rail links we don't need. .I watched a programme which featured a modern art exhibition....I have another word for "modern art" which is unprintable.....yet these "artists" make a fortune...Tracy Emin with her unmade bed on display etc...not to mention the psychologists who tell you where you are going wrong stating the obvious......very sad. I watched the Eurovision Song Contest with a few glasses of wine....I always find variety of music quite interesting and am totally bemused as to what some countries find musical....what do they GENERALLY listen to?. .I also watched the BAFTAS...as there was NOTHING worth watching on any other channel....Ant and Dec strike again...their "Saturday Night Takeaway" winning yet another award.......I'll have to start watching the soaps and try not to regard them as a scrapheap for out of work actors and popstars....and just enjoy them like so many other viewers.......thank goodness for Netflix.

The song this week is dedicated to Bobby Vee who I had the pleasure of working with on two concerts...one in New Brighton and the other in The North Wales Theatre in Llandudno......a great bloke. What did I tell you a few weeks back?...because of a possible impending DRAUGHT we might be facing a hosepipe ban...I give up...apparently there hasn't been much rain in the south east over the winter so the river levels are down......the Victorians built canals everywhere....oh...I forgot they are too busy spending billions on rail links we don't need. .I watched a programme which featured a modern art exhibition....I have another word for "modern art" which is unprintable.....yet these "artists" make a fortune...Tracy Emin with her unmade bed on display etc...not to mention the psychologists who tell you where you are going wrong stating the obvious......very sad. I watched the Eurovision Song Contest with a few glasses of wine....I always find variety of music quite interesting and am totally bemused as to what some countries find musical....what do they GENERALLY listen to?. .I also watched the BAFTAS...as there was NOTHING worth watching on any other channel....Ant and Dec strike again...their "Saturday Night Takeaway" winning yet another award.......I'll have to start watching the soaps and try not to regard them as a scrapheap for out of work actors and popstars....and just enjoy them like so many other viewers.......thank goodness for Netflix.

Konstfolket avsnitt VII - Man BÖR tycka om konst Varför har brittiska YBA-konstnären Tracy Emin gift sig med en sten på gamla dar? Varför är så många kvinnor arga just nu? Jonas Kleerup spår som vanligt i framtiden och hävdar att framtidens konstupplevelse är virtuell. Men mest av allt pratar vi om vem som är en ideal samlare och varför man blir konstsamlare. Att förvärva sitt första verk är som att få sin första tatuering – Man vill genast ha en till! Konstfolket är en pod om konstmarknaden från Bukowskis med Ebba Bozorgnia, Jonas Kleerup och Paulina Sokolow. Nästa avsnitt kommer den 15 april. Från och med avsnitt åtta har Konstfolket en gäst i fokus. Veckans gäst är Sveriges mesta gallerist. Producerat av Eric Palmcrantz, Figaro Music & Media Group.

This year Daniel Craig was back as James Bond for the fourth time in Spectre, Lenny Henry wrote a television drama based on his own teenage years, and Tracy Emin remade her bed. Director Rupert Goold and actor Juliette Binoche put a modern spin on ancient Greek drama, rapper Abd al Malik was influenced by Zola, while author Paula Hawkins's new book The Girl on the Train ended the year as a bestseller around the world. Composer Philip Glass and pianist James Rhodes wrote memoirs on the role of music in their lives, while singer Jess Glynne and actor Bradley Cooper suffered for their art. Finally, ballet dancers Carlos Acosta and Sylvie Guillem bowed out while still at the top of their game. Tomorrow Ai Weiwei, Keith Richards and Anthony Hopkins, among others, share their stories. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Angie Nehring Image (L-R): Jess Glynne, Daniel Craig and Sylvie Guillem (Credit: Bill Cooper).

Phyllida Lloyd's all-female production of Henry IV at The Donmar Warehouse. '71, a film about a young British army soldier who becomes separated from his unit while on patrol during The Troubles in Belfast. Gotham is a new series on Channel 5 that explores that city in the days before Batman. Our novel is Lila by Pulitzer-winning Marilynne Robinson; the third part of her Gilead trilogy. Tracy Emin's latest exhibition of drawings, paintings and bronze work at London's White Cube. Razia Iqbal is joined by Naomi Alderman, Marika Cobbold and Ekow Eshun. The producer is Oliver Jones.

I spent this afternoon on my kayak in Chester….it was paradise…so I thought I’d send you a tribute to this wonderful city which I composed many years ago…it was actually a B side of a vinyl…the A side was a song I did about Chester Zoo which I sold to the Zoo who used it on radio and TV adverts (handy royalties)…this is my original version of the song…the one I marketed to the Zoo was sung by a good friend of mine called Julie Bright who I used on a lot of my demos which required a female vocal…she was great. Bit of a panic going on around here regarding “necessary” financial cuts which have to be made because of cash shortage…this doesn’t seem to effect things down south as the politicians have awarded themselves a 9% wage increase…I’m so happy for them….no wonder Scotland want to get out of it all…this will be the news now for the next couple of weeks….I’m thinking of starting an “Independent Wirral” campaign…..I’ve never believed in aliens but when I look at our government I’m beginning to wonder. I’m delighted that the little lad with the medical problem is getting sorted out after his parents recent disgraceful ordeal…but WHY do they have to have BBC reporters outside the hospital in Spain and then in Prague?...just TELL us the news instead of giving these reporters a free holiday on the licence fee…same thing with the new royal baby….we have to sit and look at some reporter struggling to fill in the time outside the hospital…telling us NOTHING!!!....GIVE US SOME NEWS!!...or refund our licence!! The Tate Gallery in Liverpool is having an exhibition of modern art…hmm…I maybe totally wrong but I just don’t see four or five squares painted on a canvass as being art?...it’s rubbish….but the “experts” are all gathered round drooling over this stuff….I thought Tracy Emin’s unmade bed on display was pretty hard to take but this tripe…..I must be missing something….people can certainly get fooled these days. I remember years ago when someone put a canvass on the floor of a scrapyard and got kids to throw paint over it and ride their BMXs over it…the finished job was put on display and all the “experts” (who didn’t know haw it was produced) could see real “meaning” in this work of art…what a bunch of plonkers Did you see my mate Prince Harry on the news….they asked him about his thoughts on the new royal babba…he said he was delighted…and they then said this would take him further down the line for the throne…he just laughed and said “Yeah…GREAT!!”…..he is working with injured army guys and girls getting them into sport…you gotta love this lad.

I spent this afternoon on my kayak in Chester….it was paradise…so I thought I’d send you a tribute to this wonderful city which I composed many years ago…it was actually a B side of a vinyl…the A side was a song I did about Chester Zoo which I sold to the Zoo who used it on radio and TV adverts (handy royalties)…this is my original version of the song…the one I marketed to the Zoo was sung by a good friend of mine called Julie Bright who I used on a lot of my demos which required a female vocal…she was great. Bit of a panic going on around here regarding “necessary” financial cuts which have to be made because of cash shortage…this doesn’t seem to effect things down south as the politicians have awarded themselves a 9% wage increase…I’m so happy for them….no wonder Scotland want to get out of it all…this will be the news now for the next couple of weeks….I’m thinking of starting an “Independent Wirral” campaign…..I’ve never believed in aliens but when I look at our government I’m beginning to wonder. I’m delighted that the little lad with the medical problem is getting sorted out after his parents recent disgraceful ordeal…but WHY do they have to have BBC reporters outside the hospital in Spain and then in Prague?...just TELL us the news instead of giving these reporters a free holiday on the licence fee…same thing with the new royal baby….we have to sit and look at some reporter struggling to fill in the time outside the hospital…telling us NOTHING!!!....GIVE US SOME NEWS!!...or refund our licence!! The Tate Gallery in Liverpool is having an exhibition of modern art…hmm…I maybe totally wrong but I just don’t see four or five squares painted on a canvass as being art?...it’s rubbish….but the “experts” are all gathered round drooling over this stuff….I thought Tracy Emin’s unmade bed on display was pretty hard to take but this tripe…..I must be missing something….people can certainly get fooled these days. I remember years ago when someone put a canvass on the floor of a scrapyard and got kids to throw paint over it and ride their BMXs over it…the finished job was put on display and all the “experts” (who didn’t know haw it was produced) could see real “meaning” in this work of art…what a bunch of plonkers Did you see my mate Prince Harry on the news….they asked him about his thoughts on the new royal babba…he said he was delighted…and they then said this would take him further down the line for the throne…he just laughed and said “Yeah…GREAT!!”…..he is working with injured army guys and girls getting them into sport…you gotta love this lad.

The New Elizabethans: Charles Saatchi James Naughtie reflects on the high flyer from the advertising world Charles Saatchi. The company he founded with his brother - Saatchi & Saatchi - was one of the most successful ad agencies in the 1980's. Saatchi is also a major art collector, known for his early sponsorship of Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin. He set up The Saatchi Gallery, which he donated to the public in 2010,along with over 200 pieces of art. The New Elizabethans have been chosen by a panel of leading historians, chaired by Lord (Tony) Hall, Chief Executive of London's Royal Opera House. The panellists were Dominic Sandbrook, Bamber Gascoigne, Sally Alexander, Jonathan Agar, Maria Misra and Sir Max Hastings. They were asked to choose: "Men and women whose actions during the reign of Elizabeth II have had a significant impact on lives in these islands and/or given the age its character, for better or worse.".