The artist, 55, has unveiled A Fortnight Of Tears, featuring sculpture, neon, painting, film, photography and drawing, at White Cube Bermondsey. The show includes 50 self-portraits, blown up in size and taken with her camera phone, during periods of “soul destroying” insomnia. Emin told how taking photographs of herself, in the early hours, helped while alone in moments of “distress” and having “dark thoughts”. The new exhibition opens on 6 February at White Cube Bermondsey (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)“I started taking photos about four years ago. The show features self-portrait photographs and sculpture (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)Emin also criticised Brexit and called for a second referendum.

Source: Irish Independent February 04, 2019 15:33 UTC