Controversial artist Tracey Emin – who exhibited her stained bed and dirty underwear at the 1999 Turner Prize – made a dame in King’s Birthday Honours
Controversial artist Tracey Emin – who exhibited her stained bed and dirty underwear at the 1999 Turner Prize – has been made a lady.
The artist, 60, who sold her grubby sheets and surrounding rubbish for a reported £150,000 Charles Saatchihas been welcomed into the Institute for Services to the Arts.
Known for her autobiographical and confessional pieces, one of her most infamous works was a tent decorated with 102 names of lovers, friends and family members titled Everyone I Ever Slept With 1963-1995.
The artist, who lives in Margate, Kent, said of her award: ‘Dame Tracey sounds good.
The artist, 60, (pictured) has been appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to the arts in the King’s Birthday Honors list
Designer Anya Hindmarch, 55, (pictured) is also a lady for services to fashion and business
Actress Imelda Staunton (pictured) has been honored for her services to drama and charity
‘I am very happy. Another brilliant surprise in my life.’
Dame Tracey was diagnosed with bladder cancer four years ago. Her organ was removed and she now uses a urostomy bag. Designer Anya Hindmarch, 55, is also a lady for services to fashion and business.
She was privately educated at a Catholic girls’ school and is best known for her handbags, which were sold to the fashion world in London, New York and Paris in 1992.
Similarly made a lady is actress Imelda Staunton, honored for services to drama and charity.
The 68-year-old will star in the upcoming Paddington in Peru film, the third installment in the series, as the voice of the bear’s Aunt Lucy.
Ms. Staunton has also appeared in Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, as well as playing the role of the late Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. She is an ambassador for the homelessness charity Crisis.
