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The influence and treatment of autobiography in confessional art: observations on Tracey Emin's feature film Top Spot.
From:
Biography
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January 1, 2006| Author:
Fanthome, Christine
| COPYRIGHT 2006 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Tracey Emin is no stranger to speaking the unspeakable and extending the boundaries of traditional representation. Her inspiration comes from undisguised autobiographical experience, and as she recreates the intimacies of her own life in her work, she is known for producing confrontational, shocking, and provocative pieces. Emin's disclosures focus on subjects such as sex, drunkenness, abortion, promiscuity, self-neglect, and rape. Devotees admire her frankness and disarming honest...
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