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Dog Brains

Print
2000 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tracey Emin's work - in various media including embroidery, neon sculptures, stories and films, as well as drawings and prints - constitutes an ongoing project of self-portraiture and autobiography. As well as the high-profile one-off installations such as her own soiled bed, and a Margate beach hut, she has regularly produced monotype prints made directly from her own drawings. Typically these show female figures, often nude, represented by tentative slightly blurred lines, with captions inscribed in an awkward hesitant script. They convey a vivid immediacy coupled with an air of vulnerability and self-doubt.

This print was published by Counter Editions in 2000 in a portfolio of 14 works by contemporary artists.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDog Brains (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silkscreen on paper
Brief description
'Dog Brains' by Tracey Emin, silkscreen, England, 2000
Physical description
Silkscreen in one colour and one glaze. Nude female figure with words 'DOG BRAINS'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 102cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
Subjects depicted
Summary
Tracey Emin's work - in various media including embroidery, neon sculptures, stories and films, as well as drawings and prints - constitutes an ongoing project of self-portraiture and autobiography. As well as the high-profile one-off installations such as her own soiled bed, and a Margate beach hut, she has regularly produced monotype prints made directly from her own drawings. Typically these show female figures, often nude, represented by tentative slightly blurred lines, with captions inscribed in an awkward hesitant script. They convey a vivid immediacy coupled with an air of vulnerability and self-doubt.

This print was published by Counter Editions in 2000 in a portfolio of 14 works by contemporary artists.
Collection
Accession number
E.1564-2001

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Record createdJuly 2, 2003
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