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She’s been a major figure in contemporary art for over 25 years; Now In an extensive interview with BBC’s Newsnight, Tracey Emin, 57, has spoken candidly about her three-month all clear cancer milestone.
I’m not painting because I’m using my willpower to stay alive – TE
The YBA artist, best known for her Turner Prize-nominated’ Unmade Bed’, revealed that she had bladder cancer last summer. A cancerous tumour was found after undergoing severe pain in her abdomen.
Emin underwent major surgery. She stated in an interview that she was too weak to return to making art. “I was crying because I wanted to paint, and I didn’t have the energy to do it,” she said.