Tracey Emin Art

Billy Childish and Tracey Emin talk

Tracey Emin‘s artwork is highly sexualised; that is the language of our society. Young girls are sexualised the moment their identity is formed and this often leads to a seeking of a sexualised identity in order to fit into a wholly imperfect society in steeped in denial. Strip lights used to convey Emin’s messages are a very good example of re-appropriation of a visual language formerly targeted at the male gaze. These inverted use of language is easily recognised but not assimilated by male audiences. This has something to do with the medium’s contextual history.  I this frank exchange between Tracey Emin and Billy Childish it is the openness about taboo subjects such as STD’s that make it risque and, ultimately, interesting.

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