Tracey Emin's Dual New York Exhibitions Explore Confessional Themes Through Neon, Film, and Bronze
In 2013, Tracey Emin showcased two exhibitions in New York City. Her fifth solo exhibition, titled 'I Followed You To The Sun,' took place at Lehmann Maupin's Chelsea and Lower East Side venues from May 2 to June 22. This show featured over one hundred pieces, including neon installations, drawings, sculptures, embroideries, and the film 'Love Never Wanted Me,' with a neon artwork highlighting the exhibition's name. Simultaneously, 'Roman Standard,' a thirteen-foot pole crowned with a bronze bird, was displayed in Petrosino Square from May 10 to September 8. Emin's art delves into themes of love and loss, including small bronze sculptures crafted at a Long Island foundry once used by Louise Bourgeois, her collaborator before Bourgeois's passing in 2010.
Key facts
- Tracey Emin's exhibition 'I Followed You To The Sun' ran from May 2 to June 22, 2013
- The show was presented at Lehmann Maupin's two New York locations: 540 West 26th Street and 201 Chrystie Street
- Over one hundred works were included across neon, drawings, embroideries, sculptures, and film
- A concurrent public installation 'Roman Standard' was in Petrosino Square from May 10 to September 8, 2013
- The exhibition marked Emin's fifth solo show in New York City
- Emin's bronze sculptures for the show were cast at a Long Island foundry used by Louise Bourgeois
- Emin collaborated with Louise Bourgeois on drawings before Bourgeois's death in 2010
- Emin's work 'My Bed' (1998) received a Turner Prize nomination
Entities
Artists
- Tracey Emin
- Anne Sexton
- Louise Bourgeois
- Dolly Parton
Institutions
- Lehmann Maupin
- Turner Prize
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Chelsea
- Lower East Side
- SoHo
- Little Italy
- Petrosino Square
- Long Island