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In 1999, Dame Tracey Emin鈥檚 unmade bed was nominated for Britain鈥檚 prestigious Turner art prize opening up conversations about how we define art.

The installation titled, My Bed, was Dame Tracey鈥檚 bed surrounded by empty bottles and detritus.

Dame Tracey said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 like a time capsule of a woman from the '90s.鈥�

After eventually losing out on the Turner prize, she sold her piece for $200,000. She says: 鈥淭he bed itself has become a national treasure of sorts鈥�.

Natasha Fernandes uses Dame Tracey鈥檚 2024 interview with 麻豆社 100 Women to tell the story of her famous artwork.

Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there.

For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more.

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We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: Eva Peron 鈥� Argentina鈥檚 Evita; President Ronald Reagan and his famous 鈥榯ear down this wall鈥� speech; Thomas Keneally on why he wrote Schindler鈥檚 List; and Jacques Derrida, France鈥檚 鈥榬ock star鈥� philosopher.

You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the civil rights swimming protest; the disastrous D-Day rehearsal; and the death of one of the world鈥檚 oldest languages.

(Photo: Dame Tracey Emin and her unmade bed. Credit: Niklas Halle'n/AFP via Getty Images)

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