One of Tracey Emin's most famous contemporary works of art is going on display in her hometown in Kent. Her unmade bed, created in her London council flat in 1998, features stained sheets, cigarette packets, discarded condoms and soiled underwear.

How much is Tracey Emin's unmade bed worth?

'My Bed' was sold at a Christie's auction in London on Tuesday for around $3.77 million, a huge spike since it sold to world-class art collector Charles Saatchi in 2000 for about $200,000. The work consists of dirty sheets, underpants stained by menses, used condoms, empty liquor bottles, and pregnancy tests.

What is an unmade bed called?

slang One who is very unkempt in appearance. Look at Bill, with his hair uncombed and his shirt half-tucked—he's a real unmade bed. See also: bed.