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Tracey Emin at Tate Modern: She can never turn her gaze outward

3/5 Tracey Emin’s career-spanning exhibition at Tate Modern relies upon visitors to be totally invested in the artist

Evening Standard · Feb 28

Dóra Maurer obituary

Hungarian artist and teacher whose avant-garde works ranged from painting and photography to performance

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27

A Second Life: Tracey Emin’s infamous bed takes centre stage in Tate Modern retrospective

Spanning four decades, the major exhibition charts Emin's fearless exploration of trauma, desire, and survival across painting, sculpture, neon, film, and performance.

Euronews · Feb 27

What the National Gallery staff cuts reveal about the state of arts funding

London’s National Gallery has launched a “voluntary exit” scheme for staff to address an £8.2 million deficit, with the possibility of redundancies to follow. The news bodes ill for cultural institutions and cuts, in contrast to the recent announcement of additional cultural funding from the UK government.

The Conversation · Feb 16

‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform

She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14

How Tate Modern is serving up Frida Kahlo – from canvas to cuisine

The forthcoming Tate Modern retrospective, Frida: The Making of an Icon, promises to go beyond the canvas to explore the construction of an artistic legend. At a recent breakfast press-briefing at KOL, a Mexican restaurant in London, co-curator Tobias Ostrander framed the exhibition as a study in how Frida Kahlo…

The Conversation · Feb 12

Tate Britain enjoys busiest winter in decade as weekend opening hours extended

The Millbank venue has extended its weekend opening hours in response to a surge in demand

Evening Standard · Feb 10

Royal Academy’s first female president given Freedom of the City of London

British abstract artist Rebecca Salter has exhibited all over the world including at the Tate, British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

2-for-1 ticket offer for Tracey Emin: A Second Life at Tate Modern

Book before Thursday 26 February and save £20

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei returns to China after 10 years in exile

The artist, who left Beijing in 2015, has clashed with Chinese authorities over his politically engaged work

The Independent UK · Jan 28