British Artist Tracey Emin's Work In Photos

“Tracey Emin: A Second Life” opened on February 27, 2026, at London’s Tate Modern. On display are various works from her four-decade-long practise, spanning painting, neons, installation, sculpture, textile, writing and video, including the iconic 1998 Turner Prize nominated installation “My Bed”. It was exhibited for the first time at the Tate in 1999 and sparked debates on the nature of art – what it was, what it was not and challenged what it could be. This photo story looks at some of Emin’s work over the years.

Updated on: 27 February 2026 3:35 pm

Tracey Emin readjusts the covers of her installation "My Bed", part of the Ant Noises exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery 2 (12/9/00) | Photograph by Mark Chilvers

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Installation view of My Bed by Tracey Emin | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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"I Followed You to the End", from a major solo exhibition by Tracey Emin at White Cube gallery, Bermondsey, London, UK. | Photo: IMAGO/MALCOLM PARK / Avalon

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Artist Tracey Emin poses in front of large-scale embroideries. Tracey Emin's exhibition "The Last Great Adenture is You" was on view at the White Cube Gallery, Bermondsey, London . | Photo: IMAGO / Bettina Strenske

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Tracey Emin with her installation, part of "The Last Thing I said to you is don't leave me here II" part of the Ant Noises exhibition at Saatchi Gallery (12/9/00) | Photo: IMAGO/Mark Chilvers

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"Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963 - 1995" by Tracey Emin | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Interior of the tent in the installation entitled "Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963 - 1995" by Tracey Emin | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Tracey Emin's "I Followed You to the End" exhibited at White Cube Gallery in Bermondsey, London | Photo: IMAGO/Justin Ng / Avalon

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The neon artwork "I Longed For You (2019)" and the bronze sculpture "All I Want is You (2016)" both by the British artist Tracey Emin were part of the exhibition set up at Palazzo Strozz in "Tracey Emin: Sex and Solitude", the largest ever exhibition held in Italy, curated by Arturo Galansino, General Director of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi. | Photo: IMAGO/Isabella De Maddalena

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Illuminated neon art of Tracey Emin at the Photofairs New York, which is a new fair uniting conventional photography and new media during Armory Week, in New York, United States on September 07, 2023. | Photo: IMAGO/Selçuk Acar

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"Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art" at the Barbican in London, UK, on 12th Feb, 2024 Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK. | Photo: IMAGO/MALCOLM PARK / Avalon

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