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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lauren Del Fabbro

Artist Dame Tracey Emin says My Bed installation is like a ‘crime scene’

Dame Tracy Emin stands next to her artwork My Bed, 1998 (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

Artist Dame Tracey Emin has described her My Bed installation as a “crime scene” and that she has to wear a hazmat suit when setting it up.

The controversial 1998 installation, which was inspired following a depressive episode which saw the artist spend four days in bed, consists of Dame Tracey’s own dishevelled sheet-stained bed surrounded by detritus including used condoms, empty vodka bottles and cigarette butts.

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