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Everybody Needs a Place to Think - Mixed Media by Tracey Emin 2002 - MyArtBroker

Everybody Needs a Place to Think
Mixed Media

Tracey Emin

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Medium: Mixed Media

Edition size: 1500

Year: 2002

Size: H 52cm x W 52cm

Signed: No

Format: Mixed Media

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The value of Tracey Emin's Everybody Needs a Place to Think (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £300 and £400. This mixed media artwork, created in 2002, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 3%. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £265, across 3 total sales. The hammer price over the last five years has ranged from £110 in December 2023 to £700 in February 2022. This artwork has an impressive auction history, having been sold 27 times at auction since its initial sale in September 2008. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 1,500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
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December 2024Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
November 2024Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
September 2024Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
July 2024Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
February 2024Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom
February 2024Chiswick Auctions United Kingdom
December 2023Tate Ward Auctions United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

This work was created in 2002 to commemorate the launch of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s new channel BBC Four. In response to her commission from the BBC, Emin created this screen printed handkerchief alongside a handwritten invitation to the launch party of the channel on 28 February, 2002. Typical of her wry sense of humour, this invitation read “Please bring this invitation with you, otherwise you’re not going to get in, Love, Tracey X”.

It seems only fitting that Emin should have produced a printed handkerchief for this particular commission, as BBC Four was created to showcase stirring and inspiring documentaries and dramas. As the title of the work would suggest, the new channel provided “a place to think”, while the execution of the work on a handkerchief itself signals the emotional nature of the programmes being broadcasted.