Ghada Amer
Egyptian, b. 1963
15k Followers
Bio
Ghada Amer has received widespread attention for her thickly embroidered canvases that feature fragmented erotic imagery sourced from pornographic magazines. Originally produced to inspire lust, in Amer’s hands the pornographic images are …
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
Notable works
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Portrait of Kamilah, 2020Contact for Price
Blue Ocean – RFGA, 2014Sold
Lady In Purple-RFGA, 2016Contact for Price
Portrait of Maya - RFGA, 2020Sold
Princesses, 2005Contact for Price
Baisers 1, 2011/12$75,000 - 100,000
Thought #7 Writing on a Yellow Base, 2017Contact for Price
The White Grid of 2019, 2019Contact for Price
Tile in Color (Woman with the Snake), 2017Contact for Price
The Heart, 2012Contact for Price
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
KW Institute for Contemporary Art, and 3 more
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 5 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 2 more
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale National Pavilion, and 7 more
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Related categories
Northern Africa
Egypt
Contemporary Use of Textiles
Embroidery
Textile Arts
Contemporary Middle Eastern and North African Art
Contemporary African Art
Contemporary Feminist
Gender
Mixed-Media
Provocative
20th Century Art
Women Artists
New York Artists
Patterns
Cultural Commentary
Painting
Altered and Substituted Canvases
Use of Traditional Techniques
Contemporary Art
Contemporary Gestural Abstraction
Political
Erotic
Contemporary Color Fields
Work on Paper
United States
Works for sale
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Ghada AmerThe Boat with the Happy Couple, 2002$1,500
Ghada AmerSleeping Beauty Without Castles, 2002$1,000
Ghada AmerThe Cowboy, 2002$1,500
Ghada AmerSuperman and the Birds, 2002$1,000
Ghada AmerSleeping Beauty, 2002$1,500
Ghada AmerThe Roses, 2002$1,000
Ghada AmerThe Other Woman, 2005Contact for Price- Ghada AmerThe Heart, 2012Contact for Price
Ghada AmerUntitled, 1993Contact for Price- Ghada AmerPrincesses, 2005Contact for Price
Ghada Amer, Reza FarkhondehBlue Window, 2017Contact for Price
Ghada Amer, Reza FarkhondehHouse of Lust, 2017Contact for Price- Ghada AmerThought #7 Writing on a Yellow Base, 2017Contact for Price
Ghada AmerThought #4 Elephant on a Blue Base, 2017Contact for Price- Ghada AmerLady In Purple-RFGA, 2016Contact for Price
Ghada AmerLa Géante, 2017Contact for Price
Ghada AmerPortrait of a Girl in an Abstract Composition #1, 2014Contact for Price- Ghada AmerBaisers 1, 2011/12$75,000 - 100,000
Ghada AmerRed, Black, and Gold Sculpture, 2017Contact for Price
Ghada AmerStudy for a Broken Box #1, 2017$40,000 - 50,000
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