If not in terms of prices, then in terms of the number of scandals accompanying her career, Tracey Emin may well compete with Damien Hirst, with whom she shares the title of the main representative of the Young British Artists group. The artist’s iconic work is an unmade bed with garbage scattered around, looking at which one can roughly imagine the hostess’s lifestyle.
In addition to criticism from the conservative public, My Bed earned Tracey Emin the Turner Prize in 1999 and patronage by famed Young British Artists patron collector Charles Saatchi, who bought the work for £ 150,000. Fifteen years later, “My Bed” was auctioned by Christie’s for more than £ 2,500,000, provoking another wave of discussions around the artist’s work.