Tracey Emin - "I want it taken down"
Tracey Emin tells Radio 4's Woman Hour "it's not about a political thing, it's a moral, ethical thing" - and Number 10 doesn't need "any encouragement" for a party atmosphere.
The artist, Tracey Emin, doesn't mince her words. In a typically candid interview, she shares with Emma Barnett on 大象传媒 Radio 4's Woman's Hour why she's asked the government to remove her neon artwork from 10 Downing Street, saying it did not need "any encouragement" for a party atmosphere. "More Passion" - her gift to David Cameron's government in 2011 - was meant to evoke such an atmosphere, like "funfairs, casinos, bars". But given the row over drinks parties at Downing Street during lockdown, she has asked for it to be taken down. She says "it's not about a political thing, it's a moral, ethical thing". This is 5 Minutes On - Tracey Emin's problem with Number 10 and Boris Johnson.
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copyright Tracey Emin - Credit government art collection
