No Idea
No Idea
Signed Print
Tracey Emin
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Medium: Etching
Edition size: 200
Year: 2010
Size: H 39cm x W 48cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2022 | Tate Ward Auctions | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2021 | The Canterbury Auction Galleries | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2021 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2020 | Forum Auctions London | United Kingdom | |||
| November 2016 | Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2013 | Bonhams Knightsbridge | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Characteristically crude, No Idea is a playful etching that merges satirical text with a nude figure typical of Tracey Emin’s work. To the right of the composition, a gaudy nude woman appears to crawl on the floor next to a procession of small penises jumping over a bar. Above this bizarre illustration is the text reading “NO IDEA WHY THEY CAN JUMP SO HIGH”, adding to the nonsensical tone of the piece. Beneath the print is the title of the work in the bottom left, and Emin’s signature and the edition number of the print to the right.
Emin is an artist known for her deeply confessional and diaristic approach to art. That being said, she is also an artist keen to show her less serious side to her viewers and critics. No Idea is a lighthearted and witty work, picturing three animated penises high-jumping over a bar as a nude woman crawls across the composition. Emin’s text only adds to the humorous tone of the work, and is testament to the importance of not taking her - or her art - too seriously.
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).
