Ghada Amer (b. 1963 in Cairo, Egypt, lives and works in New York). Eight Women in Black and White 2004. Acrylic, embroidery and gel medium on canvas, 213.4 x 193 cm. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian Gallery, New York © Ghada Amer. Photograph: Rob McKeever. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York.

Ghada Amer (b. 1963 in Cairo, Egypt, lives and works in New York). Eight Women in Black and White 2004. Acrylic, embroidery and gel medium on canvas, 213.4 x 193 cm. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian Gallery, New York © Ghada Amer. Photograph: Rob McKeever. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery, New York.