Male artists such as Damien Hirst less of a force after 40, says Tracey Emin
Artist, 61, also tells The Louis Theroux Podcast that she likes ‘pomp and ceremony’ of the royal family. Tracey Emin has said that most male artists including her contemporary Damien Hirst are less of a creative “force” after they reach the age of 40. Both Emin and Hirst have been Turner prize nominees, with Hirst winning the prestigious award in 1995, with his formaldehyde-preserved cow and calf, called Mother and Child, Divided, the focal piece of his exhibition that year.
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