Emily Jacir
Emily Jacir (Arabic: املي جاسر, born 1970 in Bethlehem) is a Palestinian artist.[1] She uses movies, photography, video and performance art. Her work was first shown in 1994. Since then, it has been shown in exhibitions around the Americas, Europe and the Middle East.[2] It is held in museums in Italy, Palestine, England, San Francisco, and several museums in New York.
Jacir won the Golden Lion for artists under 40 (French: Leone d'Oro a un artista under 40) at the Venice Biennale in October 2007.[3][4][5] She also won the Prince Claus Award in 2007.[6] In 2008, the won the annual Hugo Boss Prize.[7]
References
- ↑ Maymanah Farhat. Palestinian artist Emily Jacir awarded top prize (15 December 2008)The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ↑ affiliations:Emily Jacir (January 2010)Beirut Art Center. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ↑ La Biennale di Venezia Golden Lions in 2007. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ October 20 2007 Golden Lion
- ↑ Maymanah Farhat; Palestinian Artist Emily Jacir Awarded Top Prize
- ↑ 2007 Prince Claus Award, Emily Jacir, Palestine. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ Emily Jacir Named Winner of Seventh Biennial Hugo Boss Prize. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
More reading
- Memories in exile Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, Columbia University
- Jacir, Emily. Some things I probably should not say and some things I should have said (fragments of a diary) (2008)Cercle d’Art, Paris.
- Emily Jacir: Artist Profile at IMEU.net Archived 2011-10-19 at the Wayback Machine