Ghada Amer   born 1963 in Cairo, Egypt, lives and works in New York At first sight the works of Ghada Amer appear like classical canvas works, that, however, are covered not with paintings, but with embroidery, complete with its feminine connotations. Upon taking a closer look the thread formations are revealed, outlined drawings beneath, subtle insights and iconographies. If at the beginning of the 90s sewing patterns and scenes of housework were still used as models, from 1992/1993 the