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more about #artists more comments → andBegorrah: Dear neighbour, Here is a list of everyone I have ever slept with: Tracey Emin Sincerely, Tracey Emin's teddybear, Sir Snugglesworth Fuzziwuzzimous... more » frugal: Emimnem knew the letters were fakes, there we no spelling mistakes. more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: A few years back she put up Lost posters for her missing cat and people thought they were art so they stole them. Wonder if she ever found the poor ki... more » CurtCole: He also knew they weren't from her, as they were not blood soaked and being passed off as art. more » MerryLilly: This is so cool! And very inspirational. It shows that when you you are young at heart, a simple number in the calendar doesn't matter at all! She's v... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: That is AWESOME. (Although I might be a touch peeved her prize takes my "I'm too young/old/female to [do challenging creative thing]" excuse and smas... more » lalie (apologetic mess): Well, it's a good thing you're there to keep Tracey Emin in her place, isn't it, Miranda Sawyer? How else would she know that society disapproves of ... more » maude_flanders: It's f*cked up to auction off something private like love letters no matter how old the sender was if the author doesn't consent, but I suppose that'... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: 'Rather than thinking, ‘I've got to get my breasts raised or get some Botox,' why not think, ‘I'm going to learn French' I know I wrote this the ... more » EinDC: If it's an auction, what's to stop her from buying them herself? I'll kick in a few bucks if she needs it. more » Plum-Pie: Oh Miranda Sawyer, when did you start taking yourself so seriously that you think it's appropriate to give careers advice to Tracey Emin? more » colormeroutine: I was wracking my brain for ways in which his selling those letters could be considered illegal, but couldn't come up with anything. Unfortunately. In... more » lonewolfer: lusty trollop: I'm asking this question because I honestly struggle with my coming up with answer and I'd love some insight: At what age do we start making smart dec... more » frugal: Like Tracy, we all have Eminies in ex-boyfriends. more » NefariousNewt: Ex-boyfriend == jackass. more » -
#artistictemperament
Tracey Emin Reports Mail Harassment
Someone has been sending forged satirical letters to artist Tracey Emin's neighbors. Although they imitated her handwriting, and mentioned a recent local feud, one resident said he knew the letters were fakes; "There were no spelling mistakes." [Telegraph] -
#artssake
Rock Of Ages
A 91-year-old Australian woman won the top prize in the Sculpture By The Sea awards. May Barrie completed Time and Tide Granite Monolith II over a decade ago and has been sculpting for over 60 years. [Reuters, Mercury] -
#artssake
"Wild Woman" Tracey Emin On Art, Kids, & Statutory Rape
In an interview with the Mirror, former enfant terrible Tracey Emin reveals that her ex-boyfriend, who she dated when she was just 14 and he was 22, is auctioning off her old love letters. Emin is pissed. More » -
#makeththeman
R.I.P. Richard Merkin
Richard Merkin, artist, illustrator and "professional dandy," has died at 70. Eulogized Tom Wolfe, "He was the greatest of that breed, the Artist Dandy...Like Dali, he had one of the few remaining Great Mustaches in the art world." [NYT] -
#fathersdaughters
My Papa Diego and Me
Guadalupe Rivera on her new children's book: "I was so young at the time and didn't realize what it meant to pose for him. I never knew my father was such a great painter. He was just my father." [PublishersWeekly] -
#novelideas
Su Blackwell Destroys Books, Creates Wonders
These amazing sculptures are the work of British artist Su Blackwell, who carefully dismembers books in order to create a visual interpretation of their contents. More » -
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#forartssake
Nan Goldin Talks About Photography, Family, And Upcoming Exhibit
"A real artist doesn't do themselves. I don't do Nan Goldin," says photographer Nan Goldin, in an interview with the Telegraph. More » -
#artinamerica
A Strong Clear Vision
Maya Lin: "I had a hard time in grad school...my professors were always trying to guide me - I had just gotten the coup of the century with the Memorial, so why wasn't I behaving more like an architect?" [Time] -
#coldcasefiles
Van Gogh Vindicated! (Maybe!)
Some scholars are posthumously vindicating Vincent Van Gogh for, um, chopping off his own ear. More » -
#artssake
Portrait Of The Artist As A Middle-Aged Woman
In her new conceptual portrait series - and the film in which she's an unwilling star - artist Cindy Sherman shows that women of a certain age? Have it rough. More » -
#nadyarusheva
Fine Lines
Although she died at just 17 in 1969, artist Nadya Rusheva is famous in her native Russia for her body of over 10,000 delicate drawings, which "penetrated into the depths of human spirit." [MentalFloss] -
#womenswork
What Is "Women's Art"?
A review from the Financial Times of two female artists with exhibitions in London asks the question that has been floating around since women first started producing art: is art gendered? More » -
#headhoods
Make A 'Stevie Smith' And We're Sold!
These HeadHoods, made by Brooklyn artist Clinton van Gemert, are so creepy...and yet such a good idea! In addition to the prez, you can go under cover as Elvis, Marilyn and an angry baby. [Inventorspot] -
#brainstorms
Genius Is Like "Mystical Fairy Juice," Says Eat, Pray, Love Author
Do society's expectations destroy geniuses? So says the ubiquitous Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love (which we promise not to bash at all in this post). More » -
#blairlent
R.I.P. Blair Lent
Blair Lent, a children's book illustrator best known for his distinctive portrayal of international folk tales like Tikki Tikki Tembo and The Funny Little Woman, has died at 80. [NYT] -
#guerrillaart
Princess Hijab
Since 2006, the guerrilla street artist "Princess Hijab" has been "hijab-izing" Parisian ads, covering pictured women's faces and bodies with spray paint and marker and pasting original "hijab ads" around the city.
