Ghada Amer papers, 1996-circa 2020

The bulk of the series consists of printed materials that include exhibition catalogs and announcements for Amer and collaborator Reza Farkhondeh, journals and newsletters, postcards, and press and publicity material featuring Amer. Some catalogs are rare publications associated with her exhibitions in the U.S. and abroad. The exhibitions represented in the collection showcase her early recognition in France just as she immigrated to the U.S. in 1996. Other printed materials include journals and newsletter, press kits, and publicity featuring Amer and her artwork.

Also found is a small amount of correspondence, a few artifacts designed by Amer, research copies of Encyclopedia of Pleasure, and photographs of Amer and others at the Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM), and a notebook containing contact information, notes on projects with sketches, lists, and a box size chart for Encyclopedia of Pleasure.

Several objects that were used in Amer's performance Reign of Terror can be found in box 3. Amer used plastic dishware and wallpaper inscribed with the sentence, "Terrorism is not indexed in Arabic dictionaries," during a performance at Wellesley College in 2005.