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Tracey Emin, Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995, Appliqued tent, mattress, and light, 1995
Tracey Emin is a member of YBAs (Young British Artists) a group that rose to prominence in the 1990s and includes Damien Hirst and Liam Gillick. The work of art above is more commonly referred to as "The Tent" and is a seminal work in Emin's career. As its formal title alludes to, the tent features the names of everyone the artist slept with between the years of 1963-1995 (not all of whom were sexual partners). Sadly, the work was destroyed in a warehouse fire in 2004. Emin's life is as interesting as her art and I highly recommend this WSJ interview with the artist.
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