My Bed
E443930
My Bed is a provocative installation artwork by Tracey Emin featuring her own unmade, disheveled bed surrounded by personal detritus, emblematic of the Young British Artists movement and confessional contemporary art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| My Bed canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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installation artwork ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
abjection
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domestic space ⓘ female experience ⓘ mental health ⓘ self-revelation ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Tracey Emin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
artist’s personal space
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depression ⓘ intimacy ⓘ psychological distress ⓘ sexuality ⓘ unmade bed ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Tate Britain
NERFINISHED
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Tate Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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confessional art ⓘ installation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bed frame
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bedside objects ⓘ mattress ⓘ |
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationAfterSale | Tate Britain (long-term loan) ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bed
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bed linen ⓘ cigarette butts ⓘ condoms ⓘ empty bottles ⓘ mattress ⓘ personal belongings ⓘ pillows ⓘ sanitary products ⓘ underwear ⓘ |
| movement | Young British Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Turner Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
autobiographical content
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controversial reception ⓘ public debate about what counts as art ⓘ use of everyday objects ⓘ |
| owner | private collector ⓘ |
| saleYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| soldAt | Christie’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | My Bed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfTurnerPrizeNomination | 1999 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.