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Love is What You Want

Tracey Emin

Artwork Details

Love is What You Want
2011
Tracey Emin
neon
52 ⅜ in x 58 11/16 in (133.03 cm x 149.07 cm)
LTL2014.2

Description

2014 Additions:
Tracey Emin
United Kingdom, born 1963
Love is What You Want
2011
Neon
Loan from:
Paola Luptak
&
Markus Jakobson

Subject Matter:

British artist Tracey Emin is known for her controversial autobiographical work that gives viewers intimate insight into her unrefined emotions and lifestyle. Love, sexuality, and relationships are common themes in her work. Love is What You Want is also the name of Emin's 2011 retrospective exhibition, and she uses the phrase in other work from the same period.

Physical Description:

This sculpture is a pink neon light in the shape of a heart with the words "Love is What You Want" inscribed within the heart.

Usage Rights:

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