Tracey Emin in Conversation with Jonathan Jones | Tate Talks

Tracey Emin is joined in conversation by art critic Jonathan Jones
​Tracey Emin, one of the world's most influential living artists, is joined by art critic Jonathan Jones to explore the most recent ten years of her artwork as an entry point to examining her full career.
Following a decade of drawings, paintings, sculptures, neons, video stills, and installations, Emin’s intensely personal work continues to blur the boundaries between art and life. The same mixture of anger, hope, curiosity, and vulnerability that informs her delicate drawings and handwritten neons can be felt in the darker tones of recent works on paper and the weight of later bronze pieces.
Placing her work in a broad art-historical, this conversation with Jonathan Jones reveals why Tracey Emin remains one of the most highly publicised, provocative and acclaimed contemporary British artists today.

[@rwaterssydney]

I love listening to Tracey, working class, feminist, independant, professional, ambitious artist, so refreshing and liberating for the majority still.

[@artfulkitchensllc471]

Surprised at the vicious commentary!! I love Tracy, find her very inspiring and love how she has seasoned over the years. That is a work of art in itself.

[@subliminalart.1637]

Tracy's work is unique, brilliant and original. There's nothing else to say, except have a go yourself, see where it takes you.😊

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

Why does art need to be "original" - whatever that means.

[@jnorth1000]

Stop lying. Please.

[@catarinaferrer8216]

If you do not like her, do not watch. I think she is great

[@jnorth1000]

Stop lying. Please.

[@bbcerise]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. She is so interesting and inspiring!

[@DimitrisLian]

She was talking in a video two years ago about her dad who had just died. Sad to listen to her say that her mom also died...

[@marinariquelme3982]

She does simple painting and it's so captivating and I love that she's all about woman . Love her

[@anthonywhitehead1043]

she isn't all about women....all her work is about her responses to interactions good and bad traumatic or and inconsequential with men.....it may well be the case that you'd "LOVE" her to be all about women but that;s just a reflection of your hopes not reality...i also "love" her .

[@rachelleandrichard]

Honest art. I love it and I love her. Powerful and real. ❤

[@lindsayobrien7950]

When I read a book it’s like a film in my mind as well👍

[@miriamscigliano2153]

I love her

[@helen9525]

... and he doesn't bring a comment on them '' ending up in a skip '' ???? is he listening ?? goodness me ... he would rather listen to himself !

[@anthonywhitehead1043]

@Bubz of Steel ...what's a shit heel......and why are we talking about the interviewer when TE has so much of interest and insight to say

[@jezzab5621]

Being an art buyer these days is comprehensively and indisputably vulgar. It is the sport of the Eurotrashy, Hedge-fundy, Hamptonites; of trendy oligarchs and oiligarchs; and of art dealers with masturbatory levels of self-regard. They were found nestling together in their super yachts in Venice for this year's spectacular art biennale. Venice is now firmly on the calendar of this new art world, alongside St Barts at Christmas and St Tropez in August, in a giddy round of glamour-filled socialising, from one swanky party to another. Artistic credentials are au courant in the important business of being seen as cultured, elegant and, of course, stupendously rich. Advertisement Do any of these people actually enjoy looking at art? Or do they simply enjoy having easily recognised, big-brand name pictures, bought ostentatiously in auction rooms at eye-catching prices, to decorate their several homes, floating and otherwise, in an instant demonstration of drop-dead coolth and wealth. Their pleasure is to be found in having their lovely friends measuring the weight of their baubles, and being awestruck. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/dec/02/saatchi-hideousness-art-world

[@missk8264]

Why does everyone react so negatively to this woman and her work? I don’t get it..🙄

[@mamaFrancoska]

For me, she's amazing... a true inspiration. So sincere and true, rough and sweet at the same time! Maybe that's what botters some "scared" and "wannabe better" people, who knows. I can say I love her warm human, loving personality and her amazing work, of course.

[@missk8264]

Mojca Senegacnik Indeed :)

[@aspiknf]

Because it is easy to do and lots of people have dirty beds so what is so special about Tracey's? lol

[@jnorth1000]

Because they don't pretend to like it. That's why.

[@faustlacrimosa]

This sound quality is killing me

[@slart.artist]

Tracey Emin is an incredibly talented and renowned artist known for her deeply personal and emotive artwork!

[@shurtruceable]

you inspire me tracey

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

You are clearly easily inspired.

[@shurtruceable]

Craig Long huh?

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

I like them both.

[@ueckbueck]

16:48 "battle with my soul." 31:04,

[@helen9525]

THEN he listens and says not one word and Changes The Subject !!!

[@bloochoob]

My favourite Tracey moment is when she was drunk and walked out of that studio art discussion with a load of snobs who looked down on her. Now she’s having the last laugh in many ways 🎉

[@TracyPicabia]

You can count the number of visual artists who have something interesting to say about painting on the fingers of one hand. John Hoyland and Gillian Ayers and ... ? They (we) really should stop it. Excruciating

[@stephenbelcher]

Job Done Mam: Janel, Jay and Norman Rosental. ( is Painting Dead?👌👻

[@BubbaSpartans]

Words, words, words, words and more words. Blah. Paintings that speak for themselves are GOOD.

[@1989FFA]

I guess that's why it's called "conversation".

[@BubbaSpartans]

@@1989FFA Yeah, and she uses a lot of "conversation" to try and convince you her work is good.

[@1989FFA]

@@BubbaSpartans as everybody else.

[@BubbaSpartans]

@Jeff Baker I very much agree. When a great artist, like Bacon, talks about their work, you listen attentively. Their words enhance a truth you already know from observation alone. In Emin's case, there is none of that. So she's left scrambling for words.

[@BubbaSpartans]

@@1989FFA I don't quite agree with that, in all due respect. I recommend you read Susan Sontag's book, "Against Interpretation" for another perspective.

[@johnmorgan5495]

Over blown minor talent

[@RogerSimpsonartist]

the only reason she and other artists like Damien hirst,and other big names got famous is because sachi bought there paintings, a bed in emins case and exhibited them in big galleries like the tate.,,, end of story.

[@banjopete]

Roger Simpson ,their.

[@charcology]

you misspelled Johnathan in the title. he spells it with an H. nice video though.

[@StephenGrew]

Her practice......such a pretentious word, I first heard it being used liberally about ten years ago, seems petty of me, but I find it irritating.

[@kernowarty]

I never measure she says. She then says some good advice someone once gave her is to measure twice and cut once. Talk about contradicting yourself!!!!

[@kernowarty]

Don't be afraid to say the King is naked people. The art world is fully of pretentious elitist snobs who think if you dont like the art works then you are too stupid to appreciate art. We are all critics and we should just say so if we think an artist's work is crap!!

[@jnorth1000]

Stop lying. Please.

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

Her art bores me. But I am sure there is more than enough room for all tastes and wants.

[@carmellewis2466]

Your comments are quite boring tbh.

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

@@carmellewis2466 Heh-heh - I have no doubt. As I said - I am sure there are many people who do not find her art boring. ;)

[@thecinematicmind]

One underwhelming conceptual artist and one utter fool together at last.

[@glenncambray626]

We thought it would never happen.

[@kernowarty]

But if it was put to a public vote, I think the result would be that she can't draw!!!!

[@emedepaula]

idk why this man is next to her tho.

[@OlvisTokyo]

The man is a hired mascot of hers or......?

[@cliffordadams8353]

EMBARRASSING

[@RogerSimpsonartist]

influential artist I don't think so! lets be honest her drawings are sexual crap

[@kernowarty]

So her teachers thought she was an artistic genius at 14 or 15 years old did they? Yeah right!! So what happened since then Tracey? Where did the genius in you go? It obviously left you when you were still a teenager.

[@kernowarty]

Everyone reads a book in real time. And in order to see the pictures evoked in a book you first have to read the frigging words!!! She does not make sense!!!

[@gloobnord]

A helicopter? Really? A private lake? Really? Must be nice, eh? A house in France? Really? That's not being an artist, that's being rich.

[@Gothgirlbear777]

Jelly get sum butter kid