Where is Tracey Emin’s bed now?

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Originally, My Bed was made in Tracey Emin’s Waterloo council flat in 1998. First, it traveled to Tokyo and then to New York. Next, My Bed became famous – during the 1999 Turner Prize exhibition. Now, it is on a long-term loan to the Tate, following its purchase by a private collector in 2014.

Where is Tracey Emins My Bed now?

Sale history and value. My Bed was bought by Charles Saatchi for £150,000 and displayed as part of the first exhibition when the Saatchi Gallery opened its new premises at County Hall, London (which it has now vacated). Saatchi also installed the bed in a dedicated room in his own home.

Who bought Tracey Emin’s My Bed?

Thatcher and tampons: How Tracey Emin came to sell her unmade bed to Charles Saatchi.

How much did the unmade bed sell for?

$4,351,969 dollars

A 16-year-old unmade bed, turned into an art installation, sold for $4,351,969 dollars at a Christie’s art auction in London on Tuesday, according to Christie’s. Artist Tracey Emin calls it “My Bed,” because it was the bed where she spent four days in 1998 “heartbroken and feeling terrible” she tells CNN.

Where is Tracey Emin’s unmade bed?

One of Tracey Emin’s most famous contemporary works of art is going on display in her hometown in Kent. Her unmade bed, created in her London council flat in 1998, features stained sheets, cigarette packets, discarded condoms and soiled underwear.

What does unmade bed mean?

adjective. An unmade bed has not had the sheets and covers neatly arranged after it was last slept in.

How did Tracey Emin make My Bed?

When Emin finally left her sheets, she examined the mess she’d created. Crumpled tissues, period-stained clothing, cigarettes, empty vodka bottles, a pregnancy test, lubricant, and condoms surrounded her bed. She decided it was a work of art.

What is today’s art called?

Contemporary Art

The answer is simple: contemporary art is art made today by living artists. As such, it reflects the complex issues that shape our diverse, global, and rapidly changing world.