Emin's searingly honest and confessional practice across a variety of media burns brightly in the contemporary art world and has elevated her to the status of a legend within her lifetime. Bursting onto the scene in the 90s as one of the Young British Artists, the raw intimacy of her vision connects with audiences across the globe. Her work as a painter, printmaker, draughtswoman, sculptor and filmmaker is amongst the fiercely original art produced in Britain during the 21st century.

Emin has described her work as dealing with ‘rites of passage, of time and age, and the simple realisation that we are always alone.' She has also stated that ‘The most beautiful thing is honesty, even if it’s really painful to look at.' Her practice is explicitly feminist and the chosen media integral to the message she wishes to convey. Whether subverting the male dominated categorisation of fine art with embroidered textile works or using industrial neon lighting to render private sensations public, Emin constantly challenges the complacency of the art world and confronts the viewer directly.