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Christy Garton. Contemporary Artist Presentation ACA 2009. Ghada Amer. b. Cairo, Egypt 1963. About the artist. Born in Cairo, Egypt 1963 Educated in France from age 11 to graduate Best known for stitched with dangling threads
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Christy Garton Contemporary Artist Presentation ACA 2009
Ghada Amer b. Cairo, Egypt 1963
About the artist • Born in Cairo, Egypt 1963 • Educated in France from age 11 to graduate • Best known for stitched with dangling threads • Work speaks of the aspects of women’s sexuality, desire, and happiness
Encyclopedia of Pleasure 2001 Installation View
Encyclopedia of Pleasure 2001 (details) Canvas, gold thread on a cardboard frame
Barbie Loves Ken, Ken Loves Barbie 1995-2004 Embroidery on cotton
Private Rooms 1998 Embroidered sculpture, satin
Le Lit (detail) Sculpture, matelas brode
Torment 2006 Embroidery and gel on canvas
Betye Saar b. 1926 Los Angeles, CA
About the Artist • Born in Los Angles, CA 1926 • Studied design at the University of California and printmaking at California State University • Best Known for her assemblage works incorporating found objects that reclaim derogatory images of Blacks
Midnight Madonnas 1996 Mixed media collage
Colored 2002 Mixed media assemblage with hand mirror
Yesteryear 2006 Mixed media assemblage on vintage window
Crossings 2006 Mixed media assemblage
Zena el-Khalil b. 1976 London, England
About the Artist • Born in London, England in 1976 • MFA from the School of Visual Arts in NY • Best known for her mixed media collages that center on issues of war, love, family, and religion in relation to time and space she lives • Love/ hate relationship with Beirut
American Dreams 2006 Mixed media collage on board
Don’t Call Me Baby 2008 Mixed media collage on board
No Direction Home Blues 2008 Mixed media collage on board
Shopping for Terrorism 2006 Mixed media on wood
Screaming in Sodeco 2006 Mixed Media on wood