Ghada Amer's QR Codes Revisited at Goodman Gallery
Ghada Amer's solo exhibition 'QR CODES REVISITED–LONDON' at Goodman Gallery in London runs until 22 December 2023. The show explores the role of text in her oeuvre, combining older works from the 2000s with new appliqué canvases resembling QR codes. On the top floor, four paintings from her Definition series (2007) examine Arabic words for 'Freedom,' 'Love,' 'Security,' and 'Peace,' with script dissolving into paint. The wall installation 'Barbie Loves Ken, Ken Loves Barbie' (1995–2002), shown for the first time in the UK, features two life-size straitjackets embroidered with the title in French. The lower floor presents 2023 abstract appliqué works that mimic QR codes, incorporating quotes from Simone de Beauvoir and Amina Sboui. Amer, Egypt-born and New York-based, concurrently has solo exhibitions in New York and Valencia, following her 2022–23 retrospective at MUCEM in France.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs until 22 December 2023 at Goodman Gallery, London.
- Show includes Definition paintings from 2007 exploring Arabic words.
- Installation 'Barbie Loves Ken, Ken Loves Barbie' (1995–2002) debuts in the UK.
- New 2023 appliqué works feature QR code-like patterns with quotes.
- Quotes by Simone de Beauvoir and Amina Sboui appear in new works.
- Amer has concurrent solo shows in New York and Valencia.
- Amer's 2022–23 retrospective at MUCEM covered multiple media.
- Exhibition focuses on text and meaning in Amer's visual vocabulary.
Entities
Artists
- Ghada Amer
Institutions
- Goodman Gallery
- MUCEM
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Valencia
- Spain
- Egypt