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Ghada Amer — WITCHES, No One Gives You Power You Just Take It
Ghada Amer

WITCHES, No One Gives You Power You Just Take It

2023

This embroidered work presents text in a grid pattern against a neutral, cream colored ground. The phrase NO ONE GIVES YOU POWER YOU JUST TAKE IT is rendered in capital letters using gray thread on muslin fabric, creating a stark, legible message through the deliberate intervention of needle and thread. The grid structure underlying the composition emphasizes both the meditative, labor intensive nature of embroidery and the measured delivery of an assertive statement. Amer's use of traditional craft techniques to convey contemporary feminist discourse positions embroidery as a site of reclamation, transforming a historically gendered medium into a vehicle for empowerment and resistance.

Medium
Embroidery on muslin
Overall
Location
Tina Kim Gallery, New York, NY

Notes

Tina Kim Gallery, Frieze New York 2026, Booth A9, The Shed, May 13–17, 2026. Inquiries: info@tinakimgallery.com.

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Ghada Amer, WITCHES, No One Gives You Power You Just Take It, 2023

This embroidered work presents text in a grid pattern against a neutral, cream colored ground. The phrase NO ONE GIVES YOU POWER YOU JUST TAKE IT is rendered in capital letters using gray thread on muslin fabric, creating a stark, legible message through the deliberate intervention of needle and thread. The grid structure underlying the composition emphasizes both the meditative, labor intensive nature of embroidery and the measured delivery of an assertive statement. Amer's use of traditional craft techniques to convey contemporary feminist discourse positions embroidery as a site of reclamation, transforming a historically gendered medium into a vehicle for empowerment and resistance.

Medium
Embroidery on muslin
Dimensions
overall: 45.1 x 52.4 cm
Year
2023
Seen at
Tina Kim Gallery, New York, NY

Related themes

Contemporary Embroidery, Feminist Art, Empowerment, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Embroidery, Gray Tones, Figurative Text, Framed Works, Crafts, Women Artists, Muslin, Text Based Art, Contemporary Art, Political Art, Textile Art, Grid Based, Activist Art, Neutrals, Fiber Art

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Nicholas Blum