Artist Tracey Emin recovering in Thailand after 'intestine nearly exploded'

Emin, a leading figure in the provocative Young British Artists movement of the late 1980s and 1990s, has battled cancer and undergone major surgery in recent years. Photo: AFP

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 Sunday on Instagram that she felt she had used "another one of my nine lives".