Folkestone Triennial

Tracey Emin

Title: Baby Things
Location: Various - see site map

Emin has bronze cast seven items of found baby clothing and toys, each painted to exactly match the original. These small sculptures have been placed casually, one baby’s matinee jacket hanging from a railing: a small teddy under a bench; a baby’s sock by a curb’, appearing as if lost or left behind. The installation creates a trail throughout the town and be a poignant reference to Folkestone’s high percentage of teenage pregnancies, similar to that of Margate, Emin’s hometown.

(Please note that the artwork in Mill Bay - 8c on the map - is at the back of University Folkestone near the railings - just along from the disabled car park)

Translated text about each of the artworks into French, Turkish and Slovak can be found on the events page or from the visitor centre

Tracey's Biography

Born London, 1963. Lives and works in London.

Tracey Emin’s art is one of candid disclosure, using events from her own life as inspiration for her practice, ranging from painting, drawing, video, and installation, to photography, needlework and sculpture.

Recent solo exhibitions include

British Pavilion 52nd Venice Biennale – Italy 2007
More Flow, Galleria Lorcan O’Neill – Rome 2006
I Can Feel Your Smile, Lehmann Maupin – New York 2005
When I Think About Sex…, White Cube – London 2005

Recent group exhibitions include

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy – London 2007
Lights, Camera, Action, Whitney Museum of American Art – New York 2007
Youth of Today, Schirn Kunsthalle – Frankfurt 2006
Body, Vancouver Art Gallery – Canada 2005

Emin was made a Royal Academician in 2007.

See Tracey Emin's work
www.whitecube.com