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Tracey Emin — Her Soft Lips Touched Mine and Every Thing Became Hard
Tracey Emin

Her Soft Lips Touched Mine and Every Thing Became Hard

A glowing neon work by Tracey Emin presents its confessional title in the artist's signature handwritten script, rendered in luminous light that pulses with intimate urgency. The piece transforms a deeply personal moment of desire and arousal into a public declaration, using the seductive warmth of neon to blur the boundaries between vulnerability and exhibitionism. Characteristic of Emin's unflinching autobiographical practice, the work makes the private viscerally visible, charging the gallery space with raw emotional and erotic energy.

Medium
neon

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 10, 2016

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Tracey Emin, Her Soft Lips Touched Mine and Every Thing Became Hard

A glowing neon work by Tracey Emin presents its confessional title in the artist's signature handwritten script, rendered in luminous light that pulses with intimate urgency. The piece transforms a deeply personal moment of desire and arousal into a public declaration, using the seductive warmth of neon to blur the boundaries between vulnerability and exhibitionism. Characteristic of Emin's unflinching autobiographical practice, the work makes the private viscerally visible, charging the gallery space with raw emotional and erotic energy.

Medium
neon
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Pink And Red Tones, Figurative Language, Neon Art, Intimate Subject Matter, Confessional Art, Tracey Emin, Emotionally Charged, Provocative Mood, Conceptual Art, YBA Movement, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Text, Intimate Mood, Installation Art, Traceable Emin, Pink Neon, Neon Light, Female Artist, Wall-mounted, Text-Based Art

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Hamilton Selway Gallery