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Selected Works62

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Seattle Art Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Pompidou
Crystal Bridges
Studio Museum
Istanbul Modern

Previous Sales 49

Christie's
Untitled (Bleu Fernando)
Untitled (Bleu Fernando), 1999
£38,100 ($50k USD)
Oct 2025
Christie's
Untitled (Le Cri) (Untitled (The Scream))
Untitled (Le Cri) (Untitled (The Scream)), 1998
Bought In
Oct 2023
Sotheby's
Conseils de beauté du mois d'août
Conseils de beauté du mois d'août, 1993
$10,160
Sep 2023
Sotheby's
Untitled (Legs)
Untitled (Legs), 1992
$3,800
Dec 2021
Christie's
Untitled (femme allongée jaune/ fleurs blanches)
Untitled (femme allongée jaune/ fleurs blanches), 1997
£15,000 ($20k USD)
Apr 2017
Christie's
Red & White Lovers
Red & White Lovers, 2002
£72,500 ($96k USD)
Mar 2017
Christie's
Julia's Pink
Julia's Pink, 2005
$81,250
Nov 2013
Christie's
Mon Dieu
Mon Dieu, 1991
$2,500
Jul 2013
Christie's
Maureen 2
Maureen 2, 2001
$68,500
Nov 2012
Christie's
Eight Women in Black & White
Eight Women in Black & White, 2004
$146,500
May 2011
Christie's
Red and Colored Drips
Red and Colored Drips, 2002
£63,650 ($84k USD)
Jul 2010
Christie's
Arlequin for Andy
Arlequin for Andy, 2003
£48,500 ($64k USD)
Feb 2008
Christie's
Untitled (The Big Blue Expression Painting BBEP)
Untitled (The Big Blue Expression Painting BBEP), 1999
£120,000 ($158k USD)
Oct 2006
Christie's
The Large White Painting
The Large White Painting, 2001
£72,000 ($95k USD)
Oct 2006
Christie's
Grey Iman
Grey Iman, 2001
£72,000 ($95k USD)
Jun 2006
Christie's
Women in Bubbles
Women in Bubbles, 2004
£60,000 ($79k USD)
Oct 2005
Christie's
Pink
Pink, 2001
£62,400 ($82k USD)
Feb 2005
Phillips
A Beautiful Day for Trini
A Beautiful Day for Trini
$45,150
Phillips
3 Diagonales Noires (3 Black Diagonals)
3 Diagonales Noires (3 Black Diagonals)
$15,480
Phillips
Targets
Targets, 2005
$77,400
Dec 2025
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled, 1995
$18,900
Aug 2025
Bonhams
Breathe Into Me
Breathe Into Me, 2003
$5,120
Jun 2025
Christie's
Untitled (White)
Untitled (White), 1999
$50,400
May 2025
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled , 1994
$42,808
Oct 2024
Phillips
Another Grey Iman
Another Grey Iman, 2003
$67,448
Jun 2024

For Sale 4

Galeria Filomena Soares · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1993
Price on request
Acrylic and embroidery on canvas
Galeria Filomena Soares · Artsy
The Other Woman
The Other Woman, 2005
Price on request
Acrylic, embroidery and mediumgel on canvas
Galeria Filomena Soares · Artsy
Princesses
Princesses, 2005
Price on request
Acrylic, embroidery and gel medium on canvas
Omer Tiroche Gallery · Artsy
Pastel Drips with Four Figures
Pastel Drips with Four Figures, 1999
€35,000
Acrylic and embroidery on canvas
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Market194 auction results

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$2.7K – $158K
32 of 39 paintings lots with prices
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$56.2K
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$24.5K
32 priced paintings lots
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Oct 2025 · $50.3K
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Paintings: $24.5K medianWorks on paper: $6.3K medianEditioned prints: $1.0K medianUnclassified lots: $18.9K median
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Galleries2

#41 Goodman Gallery
#120 Marianne Boesky Gallery
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Education2

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
Chicago, IL, USA
Villa Arson
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Publications2

Exhibition Catalog 1

Killer heels Author
Prestel · 2014

Survey 1

Vitamin Txt: Words in Contemporary Art
Phaidon Press
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News12

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Ghada Amer: 'I will tackle the erasure of women from art history until my last breath'
Ghada Amer, the Egyptian-born contemporary artist known for her embroidered paintings that challenge gender stereotypes, has declared her lifelong com…
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Art at the beach
This article is a curated calendar of visual art exhibitions and events in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, spanning May throug…
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Global Art Biennials: Renovation, Revelation—or Repetition?
The article examines the current state of global art biennials, arguing that recent controversies—such as the 2022 documenta antisemitism crisis and g…
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Exhibition | 'Goodman Gallery x Pierre Yovanovitch Mobilier' at Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Goodman Gallery is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a high-profile collaborative exhibition at Pierre Yovanovitch Mobilier in Paris. Running from…
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frieze new york 2025 sales report
Frieze New York opened on a warm Wednesday morning, with a packed spring art week schedule that saw the fair and TEFAF's US edition separated by just …
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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
Art Basel Miami Beach returned for its 23rd edition on December 3, 2025, with VIP previews at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The fair features 283…
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These 16 Miami Art Week 2025 Exhibitions Are Already Creating Buzz Among Collectors
Miami Art Week 2025 is set to take place December 3–7, headlined by Art Basel Miami Beach (public days December 5–7) and concurrent fairs including De…
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aspen art week fair collectors sales report
The second edition of the Aspen Art Fair opened at the historic Hotel Jerome with over 40 exhibitors from more than 15 countries, more than doubling i…
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National Museum of African Art
The article is a visitor's guide to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., describing its hidden, underground location …
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The Louvre Invited 100 Contemporary Artists to Copy—and Reinterpret—Its Masterpieces. Here's What They Made
The Louvre invited 100 contemporary artists to create copies or reinterpretations of works from its collection, spanning antiquity to the 19th century…
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Art Basel’s Soft Opening Belies Strong, Swift Sales Across Tiers
Art Basel's 2025 edition opened with a soft atmosphere that belied strong and swift sales across all price tiers. Major galleries reported significant…
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Frieze and NADA New York’s Early Sales Signal Buyer Confidence
Frieze New York opened its VIP preview on May 7, with early sales indicating cautious but steady buyer confidence amid economic uncertainty and the re…
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Past Exhibitions15

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#2,606 ATLAS Gallery

Ghada Amer

Ghada Amer

49 Dorset St, London W1U 7NF, United Kingdom

Apr 9, 2026 — May 10, 2026

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#41 Goodman Gallery

You Are What You Seek

Ghada Amer

37A Somerset Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8051, South Africa

Dec 6, 2025 — Jan 31, 2026

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#120 Marianne Boesky Gallery

Ghada Amer | Disobedient Thoughts

Ghada Amer

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 1, 2025 — Jun 14, 2025

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#120 Marianne Boesky Gallery

Ghada Amer | New Works

Ghada Amer

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Jun 25, 2024 — Jul 24, 2024

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#435 Tina Kim Gallery

Ghada Amer Paravent Girls

Ghada Amer

525 West 21st Street

Oct 26, 2023 — Dec 9, 2023

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#120 Marianne Boesky Gallery

Ghada Amer | QR CODES REVISITED—NEW YORK

Ghada Amer

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Oct 26, 2023 — Dec 22, 2023

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Art Gallery of NSW

From Here, for Now

Rosemary Laing, Charlene Carrington, Robert Macpherson, Richard Prince, Kaylene Whiskey, Ghada Amer, Tracey Emin, Sally M Nangala Mulda, Jenny Watson, Louise Bourgeois, Alberto Giacometti, Antony Gormley

Jan 1, 2023

Art Gallery of NSW South Building From Here, for Now Art Gallery of NSW collection Until 12 February 2023 Free

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#7,016 FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Ghada Amer Witches and Bitches

Ghada Amer

20 Bd de Dunkerque, 13002 Marseille, France

Dec 2, 2022 — Feb 26, 2023

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Art Gallery of NSW

From Here, for Now

Rosemary Laing, Charlene Carrington, Robert Macpherson, Richard Prince, Kaylene Whiskey, Ghada Amer, Tracey Emin, Sally M Nangala Mulda, Jenny Watson, Louise Bourgeois, Alberto Giacometti, Antony Gormley

Nov 5, 2022 — Feb 3, 2023

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#120 Marianne Boesky Gallery

Ghada Amer | The Women I Know Part II

Ghada Amer

507 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 9, 2021 — Oct 23, 2021

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#499 Cheim & Read

Ghada Amer

Ghada Amer

529 W 20th St 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA

Apr 5, 2018 — May 12, 2018

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#236 Leila Heller Gallery

Ghada Amer: Earth. Love. Fire

Ghada Amer

Alserkal Avenue - Warehouse 87 17th St - Al Qouz Ind.first - Al Quoz - Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Nov 16, 2015 — Jan 10, 2016

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#499 Cheim & Read

Ghada Amer Rainbow Girls

Ghada Amer

529 W 20th St 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011, USA

Apr 3, 2014

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#172 Rhona Hoffman Gallery

Ghada Amer Recent Work

Ghada Amer

Apr 27, 2001 — Jun 2, 2001

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#5,896 Albion Barn

Ghada Amer 100 Words of Love 2010

Ghada Amer

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Art Fair Appearances11

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Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2023
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2023
Frieze New York — New York
2023
artgenève — Geneva
2022
Frieze London — London
2022
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2021
ARCOmadrid — Madrid
2018
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2018
artmonte-carlo — Monaco
2017
Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2016
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Recent Activity20

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Ghada Amer 100 Words of Love 2010
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Global Art Biennials: Renovation, Revelation—or Repetition?
May 20, 2026
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Exhibition | 'Goodman Gallery x Pierre Yovanovitch Mobilier' at Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Apr 17, 2026
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Ghada Amer
Apr 9, 2026
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frieze new york 2025 sales report
Dec 15, 2025
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Exhibition
You Are What You Seek
Dec 6, 2025
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The 10 Best Booths at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
Dec 4, 2025
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These 16 Miami Art Week 2025 Exhibitions Are Already Creating Buzz Among Collectors
Nov 25, 2025
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aspen art week fair collectors sales report
Aug 4, 2025
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National Museum of African Art
Jul 23, 2025
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The Louvre Invited 100 Contemporary Artists to Copy—and Reinterpret—Its Masterpieces. Here's What They Made
Jun 27, 2025
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Art Basel’s Soft Opening Belies Strong, Swift Sales Across Tiers
Jun 18, 2025
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Frieze and NADA New York’s Early Sales Signal Buyer Confidence
May 8, 2025
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Exhibition
Ghada Amer | Disobedient Thoughts
May 1, 2025
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Exhibition
Ghada Amer | Disobedient Thoughts
May 1, 2025
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Exhibition
Ghada Amer | New Works
Jun 25, 2024
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Exhibition
Ghada Amer | New Works
Jun 25, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2024
Jun 11, 2024
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Art Fair
Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
Dec 6, 2023
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Exhibition
Ghada Amer | QR CODES REVISITED—NEW YORK
Oct 26, 2023
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