Published:
Esquire Art 2007 - 2010
There must be people still alive who believe that art should have some universal aura around it, that the greatness of a Rembrandt self-portrait, for example, lies in what it tells us about ourselves, or the world, or old-age, rather than merely Rembrandt himself and the state of his face or his feelings. Well, those people are in for a shock, because Tracey Emin is coming towards them in all her glory, ego all over her face.