
Polymer gravure print in colours on Zerkall laid paper. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. Published by Emin International.
'You Can't Fuck A Shoe' by Tracey Emin is a photogravure printed in blue on cream stock, measuring 29.6 × 41.8 cm. Two loosely rendered figures occupy the composition: one crouches on the left, arms wrapped around bent knees, while a second figure on the right appears prone or falling, limbs angular and splayed. Below them, handwritten in capitalised block letters, runs the work's blunt declarative title. The line reads as both absurdist and confrontational — characteristic of Emin's practice of embedding raw, unfiltered language directly into her imagery. Known for autobiographical works such as 'My Bed', Emin consistently collapses the distance between private experience and public statement. The photogravure medium translates her gestural, notebook-scale mark-making into an editioned print format while preserving the scratchy immediacy of the original drawing.
You Can't Fuck A Shoe, 2010
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Polymer gravure print in colours on Zerkall laid paper. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. Published by Emin International.
'You Can't Fuck A Shoe' by Tracey Emin is a photogravure printed in blue on cream stock, measuring 29.6 × 41.8 cm. Two loosely rendered figures occupy the composition: one crouches on the left, arms wrapped around bent knees, while a second figure on the right appears prone or falling, limbs angular and splayed. Below them, handwritten in capitalised block letters, runs the work's blunt declarative title. The line reads as both absurdist and confrontational — characteristic of Emin's practice of embedding raw, unfiltered language directly into her imagery. Known for autobiographical works such as 'My Bed', Emin consistently collapses the distance between private experience and public statement. The photogravure medium translates her gestural, notebook-scale mark-making into an editioned print format while preserving the scratchy immediacy of the original drawing.
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What is Readymade?
Readymade is the term coined by French artist Marcel Duchamp to describe artworks created from manufactured objects. Duchamp selected ordinary, functional items that he felt had visual indifference, turning them into art simply by choosing and presenting them in a new context. This concept challenged traditional notions of art and continues to influence artists who adopt similar approaches today.

Tracey Emin
You Can't Fuck A Shoe, 2010
29.6 x 41.8 cm























































































