Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch - The Loneliness of the Soul - Beau Livre

Tracey Emin (b. 1963) has stated that Edvard Munch (1863-1944) is the artist who has inspired her the most. In her formative years as an artist, she was attracted to the expressionism of Munch's paintings and his uncompromising will to explore the complexity and vulnerability of the human condition. This book sheds light on the impact of Munch's art on Emin's artistic approach and her expressive repertoire in paintings, sculptures, textiles and neons.
It thus highlights themes shared by the two artists — such as grief, longing and loneliness, ageing and childlessness — but also the difference between a female and male approach to the darker sides of human existence.