Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Everybody has an opinion on My Bed by Tracey Emin. As we prepare to open a landmark exhibition of the artist's work at Tate Modern, Harry Weller (Creative Director, Tracey Emin Studio) shows us some of the elements that make up one of her most iconic sculptures. From vodka bottles to condoms and cuddly toys, these personal items form a time capsule and a self portrait, and one of the defining works of contemporary art.

See it for yourself in Tracey Emin: A Second Life, on at Tate Modern 27 February - 31 August 2026: tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/tracey-emin

00:00 The Bedroom as Intimate Space
00:17 Introducing My Bed
00:46 A Time Capsule
01:16 The Objects as Evidence
01:49 Self-Portrait Before the Selfie
02:23 Tracey Emin FaceTime
03:46 What Can Be Replaced?
04:08 An Artwork That Disappears

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