Ghada Amer

Egyptian · b. 1963 · Painter, Sculptor

Ghada Amer is a contemporary artist; much of her work deals with issues of gender and sexuality. Her most well-known work involves layered embroidered paintings of women's… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ghada Amer, A Beautiful Day for Trini, 2008, embroidery and gel medium on canvasA Beautiful Day for TriniPhillips · $120,650≈ £94,450≈ €110,526Sign up to see
  2. Ghada Amer, White Kiss, 2003, acrylic, embroidery, gel on canvasWhite KissPhillips · $93,750≈ £55,774≈ €68,451Sign up to see
  3. Ghada Amer, Grey Iman, 2001, acrylic, embroidery and gel on canvasGrey ImanPhillips · $81,250≈ £58,639≈ €74,623Sign up to see

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Ghada Amer is a contemporary artist; much of her work deals with issues of gender and sexuality. Her most well-known work involves layered embroidered paintings of women's bodies, referencing pornographic imagery.

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Born 1963, CairoOccupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q288793 ↗ULAN 500114567 ↗

In the collections of

Art Institute of ChicagoDetroit Institute of ArtsIsrael MuseumMinneapolis Institute of ArtSeattle Art MuseumStudio Museum in Harlem

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

Hurufiyya movement

Also known as Ghādah ʻĀmir, Radah ʻAmer

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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