Grada

Kilomba

is

Reviewed

by

the

New

York

Times

for

her

show

at

Amant,

New

York

Ghada Amer’s powerful solo exhibition at Amant in Brooklyn marks a significant moment in the artist’s career, highlighting her complex interrogation of gender, power, and cultural identity through multimedia practice. The New York Times article by Siddhartha Mitter traces Amer’s journey from Cairo to Paris to New York, examining how her experience as an Arab woman in the West has shaped her deeply political yet intimate works.

Known for her pioneering use of embroidery as a feminist gesture, Amer challenges traditional distinctions between craft and fine art, while confronting the marginalisation of female sexuality and voice in both Eastern and Western contexts. The show affirms her place as a vital figure in contemporary art, whose practice continues to resonate globally.