Ghada Amer

29 Apr 2016 - 29 Jul 2016
Berlin

Ghada Amer

Kewenig is very pleased to open Ghada Amer’s first solo show in the Berlin Gallery and her first individual exhibition in Berlin in a long while. The artist became internationally known for her works that combine erotic motives and delicate embroidery. In them, she succeeds in her ironic commentary upon institutionalized role models, while self-confidently taking on painting as a medium. Amer combines painting and embroidery, because she considers the former a classically male medium, and the latter a kind of handiwork typically performed by women. “In my art history classes there were no references to female artists—just men, men, men. So I thought that would be a good way to talk about women and language,” says Amer, “and that’s why I wanted to paint and then sew on it [the canvas]—out of necessity, and not because I love crafts.”

Installation views

Ghada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada AmerGhada Amer

Works

The Blue Bra Girls
Portrait of a Girl in White - RFGA
You Are A Lady
La Mariée en Blanc et Noir
Sindy In Pink-RFGA
Yellow Knot
Study in White #3
Standing Girl in Yellow
Thinking twice
A Golden Scar
Blue Kiss
Paravent Avec Amour
Entrelacement
Age of Innocence
Bolero
Broken Landscape
The Joy of Painting and Kissing
Smoking Girl in Color
The Love Warrior

Ghada Amer

Smoking Girl in Color
Smoking Girl in Color, 2014
Stoneware with coloured porcelaine inlay and coloured slip
76.2 x 61.9 x 12.7 cm