On the other hand the new Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin show at Hauser and Wirth is stunningly beautiful. It's a simple collaboration where Bourgeois (before she died last May) painted male/female nudes with water and gouache before literally passing them onto Emin. By themselves the initial paintings are gorgeous reds and blues.
The space where they are exhibited is also simple if not plain - it's on Old Bond Street amongst Tiffiny & Co and De Beers. I came to Louise Bourgeois late when she exhibited at Tate Modern, but enjoyed her expansiveness. However I love Tracey Emin. Always have done. There is something simplistic about the way she takes everyday life and emotion and places it in her work. If you want to see her life choices, her heart, it's there on the wall.
As with everything, Emin has taken the paintings and added life and realism. They work as a group in the room and confront various themes from sexuality and loss to abandonment and possession. She adds a narrative to the work that makes you realise the fragility of life. It's stunning.
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