‘Dame Tracey’ has a good ring to it, says artist Emin after surprise gong in King’s Birthday Honours
Tracey Emin has said that a damehood “has a good ring to it” after receiving the “brilliant surprise” in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
The artist, 60, has been awarded the recognition for her services to art over a career spanning more than four decades.
An artistic boot in the gongs. Some unknown person has managed to stick the boot into pretentious art and the honours system in one neat kick. Give that person a... well obviously not a medal.
5 comments:
Dame Tracey? Perhaps she is available for pantomime this Christmas?
She also deserves the Pierre Brassau award for art, but like you I'm delighted that the honours system recognises her along with Ed Davey, Keir Starmer, and Paula Vennells.
DJ - yes it sounds like a pantomime title, which in a sense it is.
Sam - it does show an uncanny ability to reward the undeserving. I'm surprised more people don't turn them down as a booby prize, but maybe we don't hear about those.
Issued for services to draughtsmanship no doubt.
Tammly - and doodling.
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