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Tracey Emin - Pandamonium 1

Cool Bears Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

Cool Bears
Unique monoprint, glossy inkjet photograph
H 25 x L 34 cm (monoprint)  and H 25 x L 29.5 cm (photo)

Lot no: 1

Emin placed a handkerchief over the mother panda to offer it security and support. She captured the moment with a photo on her mobile phone, and recorded her feelings in a separate drawing.

“Pandas are incredibly sweet and cute; from that point of view taking part in the project was irresistible. But on the serious side I passionately care about wildlife, and anything that makes people aware of the damage we are doing to this planet, and what we can do to save it, is worthwhile.”

Estimated value: £1,000 - £1,500

Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin was born in 1963 in Croydon, and grew up in Margate. She had a traumatic childhood and teenage life that involved rape and abortion: experiences that have fuelled much of her autobiographical work. She completed her Fine Art degree at Maidstone College of Art in 1986 before going on to study at the Royal College of Art, where she was awarded an MA in Painting in 1989. In 1999 she was nominated for the Turner Prize with her controversial piece entitled My Bed. In 2007 she represented Britain in the Venice Biennale and was also elected a Royal Academician.




Selected exhibitions
2009 Tracey Emin: Those who suffer Love. White Cube, London
2008 Tracey Emin: 20 Years. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh;
Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Málaga and Kunstmuseum, Bern
2007 Tracey Emin: Borrowed Light. British Pavilion, Venice Biennale
2002 Ten Years. Tracey Emin. Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
1997 I Need Art Like I Need God. South London Gallery, London

Selected collections
Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Pompidou Centre, Paris
Tate Gallery, London

Tracey Emin - Pandamonium

The auction

The pieces were auctioned on 12 October 2009 at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London to raise funds for WWF.

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