Tracey Emin: Angel Without You

About this book

A bold and seductive catalogue capturing for the first time Tracey Emins ethereal and affecting works in neon. Language and the illumination of honesty are central to Tracey Emins work in all mediums from drawings to sculptures tapestries films and paintings but no part of her canon quite embodies her trademark style of bold open and provocative expression as profoundly as her works in neon. Collected here for the first such show in the United States Emins neon works are as ethereal as they are striking. The prevalent tones of clean whites and vibrant pinks soften the signature scrawl of her handwriting inspiring a calm appreciation even before the pith and wit of her words hit home. Taken individually the pieces are playful and questioning confessional and challenging invoking ruminations on the symbolism of language itself. Taken together as this exhibition presents them the neon works are a bright and haunting distillation of the themes that are at the heart of Emins work. This beautifully illustrated catalogue presents 120 of Emins neon works introduced by essays from curator Bonnie Clearwater and the artist and writer Gary Indiana.