Angel Without You

The most highly publicized of the infamous Young British Artists, Emin has stirred as much controversy as she has acclaim, being both highly personal and extremely original in her art. Emin's work is engaging, titillating, disturbing, and startlingly confessional. One of her most famous pieces is Everyone I Ever Slept With 1963-1995, a tent appliqued with names. Another notorious work, My Bed—the scene where she spent four days contemplating suicide—was exhibited at Tate Britain when the artist was short-listed for the Turner prize in 1999. Though denounced by conservative critics at the outset, Emin's work has attracted serious critical attention for more than a decade. In the words of Art in America, "What brought Emin to prominence was shock value, but what keeps her work powerful as she continues is the strength and nuance of its form and content." Compiled in close collaboration with the artist herself—and unprecedented in its scope—this is the definitive book on Emin, featuring drawings, paintings, sculptures, appliques and embroideries, neon and video stills as well as her own writing.

Tracey Emin was born in London in 1963 and attended the Royal College of Art where she attained an MA in Painting in 1989. Emin exhibits in galleries and museums around the world. She lives in London.Carl Freedman is a renowned critic and curator who has followed the careers of Emin and other prominent YBAs for more than a decade. He has written for Frieze, Parkett, and The Guardian as well as many catalogue texts. Honey Luard is head of publications and press at White Cube gallery in London. She has also edited Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia (Steidl/Fuel, 2004).