Tracey Emin comes home to Margate
Tracey Emin comes home to Margate with an exhibition of new works at Turner Contemporary Tracey Emin’s first exhibition in her home town will open at Turner Contemporary on 26 May 2012. She Lay Down Deep Beneath the Sea: Tracey Emin at Turner Contemporary is conceived specially for Margate, where Emin grew up and which has provided inspiration for many of her most famous art works. The exhibition will explore the themes of love, sex...
Turner Contemporary flourishing
How art and culture has turned the tide for Margate – Turner Contemporary reaches 156,000 visits in 3 months Only 3 months after opening Turner Contemporary passed its 12 month target of 156,000 visits. The 156,000th visitor, Edoardo Pacchett from Monza, Italy was congratulated and presented with a bottle of Kentish sparkling wine by Director Victoria Pomery. Ms Pomery said, “It is fantastic to have hit our visitor target so...