Acquired directly from the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen
Exhibited
Berlin, Kewenig, Ghada Amer, April 29 – July 29, 2016
Catalogue Essay
Ghada Amer
Born 1963, Cairo
1986 BA École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts à la Villa Arson, Nice 1989 MFA École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts à la Villa Arson, Nice
Selected museum exhibitions: Dallas Contemporary (2018); Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal (2012); Brooklyn Museum (2008); Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma (2007); Stedelijk Museum s’Hertogenbosch (2006); Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College (2005); Whitney Biennial (2000); Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville (1999); Hôpital Ephémère, Paris (1992) Selected honors: Award for African Art, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution (2017); Smithsonian Institution Artist Research Fellowship (2007); UNESCO Prize, Venice Biennial (1999) Selected public collections: Art Institute of Chicago; Brooklyn Museum; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Arkansas; Detroit Institute of Art; Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris; Guggenheim Museum, Abu Dhabi; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Centre Pompidou; Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul; Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Manifesting feminist themes through the imagery and materials of her work, Ghada Amer incorporates embroidery into her paintings. According to Amer: “When I was growing up, women would gather and sew together. So I thought this was a good way to talk about women and language ... That’s why I wanted to paint with sewing it, but out of necessity, not out of loving the craft.” To create Sindy in Pink, she combined paint with embroidery, incorporating both abstract and figurative elements that include the forms of leaves. Against this colorful background is the repeated phrase “WE ARE THE GRANDDAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHES YOU COULD NOT BURN.”