My Bed

My Bed
ArtistTracey Emin
Year1998
MediumFound Happening
MovementPostmodernism
SubjectMental health, surrealism, originality, conceptualism

My Bed is a work by the English artist Tracey Emin. First created in 1998, it was exhibited at the Tate Gallery in 1999 as one of the shortlisted works for the Turner Prize.[1] It consisted of her bed with bedroom objects in a dishevelled state, and gained much media attention. Although it did not win the prize, its notoriety has persisted. It was sold at auction by Christie’s in July 2014 for £2,546,500.

  1. ^ Cherry, Deborah. "Tracey Emin's 'My Bed'". European Graduate School. Retrieved 25 January 2011.