Saints, stigmata and solace: Tracey Emin dives into the spiritual in London exhibition of new works

In the film, 'there's a reference to the wound of Christ and a reference to suffering', Emin says. 'There's so much suffering going on right now-it's not that we need to be reminded of it, we need to be reminded to try and stop it. It's about the seriousness of life and the fragility of it all.'

I realised a lot of the paintings I was doing are quite spiritual, which is about time because I need it. Some people need to come out about lots of things, and I need to express how much I believe in all of these other worlds. I need it in my work to give me some kind of solace and understanding of who I am as I get older.

The title of the show, I followed you to the end, hints at the end of a four-year relationship Emin recently had; some of her artistic exploration is now intertwined with personal loss and reflection.

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