Sixteen
Sixteen
Signed Print
Tracey Emin
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26 x 20cm, Edition of 100, Giclée print
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Meaning & Analysis
Sixteen (2013) is a giclée print by Tracey Emin that features a sharply framed portrait in black and white. The subject, styled with dark lipstick, heavy eyeliner, and a slicked-back coiffure, gazes directly into the camera with a bold, unflinching expression. Part of a signed edition, the work sits within Emin’s broader exploration of identity, memory, and self-presentation.
Sixteen departs from some of Emin’s more exposed or chaotic compositions by presenting a tightly controlled image that still pulses with personal intensity. The close crop and dramatic lighting give the print a cinematic quality, while the subject’s makeup and pose hint at both performance and defiance. Rather than offering clear narrative clues, Sixteen hovers in ambiguity, suggesting a character, a mood, or a version of the self that is deliberately curated. The print reflects Emin’s continued interest in how we present ourselves and the emotional labour behind that construction. As with much of her work, it feels both staged and deeply felt.
Tracey Emin, born in 1963, stands as a fearless provocateur in the contemporary art scene. A trailblazer of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement in the late 1980s, the artist has sparked conversation and controversy for decades. Confronting themes of love, trauma and femininity with great vulnerability, Emin's work is a visceral tapestry of her life and has forged an intimate dialogue between artist and audience. In 1999, this raw approach to storytelling won her a nomination to the Turner Prize and, in 2007, it got her a coveted spot as a Royal Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA).
