Tracey Emin

Renowned British artist Tracey Emin is recovering in Thailand after her small intestine "nearly exploded" due to complications following an operation, she said in a social media post.

Emin, one of Britain's best-known living artists, said on Dec. 17 on Instagram that she felt she had used "another one of my nine lives."

British artist Jesse Darling won the prestigious Turner Prize on Dec. 5 for his sculptures and installations that invoke societal breakdown.

The 41-year-old, who now lives in Berlin, pipped Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim and Barbara Walker to the £25,000 ($30,000) award.

British artist Tracey Emin demanded on Jan. 20 that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street office remove an artwork of hers reading "More Passion," saying it did not need further encouragement to party.

Emin donated the red neon sign to Downing Street in 2011, when David Cameron was Britain's leader.

British artist Tracey Emin has unveiled her latest artwork: a bright pink homage to Europe at St Pancras station in London, Britain's rail gateway to the continent.

The halls of Art Basel, the world's largest contemporary art fair, brim with elegantly dressed collectors searching for something special and, increasingly, financial investors just after a good deal.