Jacir is a multidisciplinary artist whose primary interest lies in transformation, resistance and silenced historical narratives. She works in a variety of media including film, photography, installation, performance, video, writing, and sound.

Artland’s Female Iconoclasts series features some of the most boundary-breaking female artists of our time; women who defy social conventions in order to pursue their passion and contribute their unique vision to society. This week, we explore …

Sep 20, 2024 · Armed with an American passport, Emily Jacir knew she could do something to liberate fellow Palestinians to better their lives. So, when she asked them if there was anything she could do for them right there in Palestine, anywhere in …

Proud of our founder and director, Emily Jacir, for making the ArtReview 2024 Power 100 List!!! Alf Mabrook! Emily has been a power force in leading Dar Jacir since its inception in 2014, creating a unique experimental interdisciplinary hub in the heart of Bethlehem.

Acclaimed artist Emily Jacir is the recipient of several awards, including a Golden Lion at the 52nd Venice Biennale (2007); a Prince Claus Award (2007); the Hugo Boss Prize (2008); the Herb Alpert Award (2011); and the Rome Prize (2015).

Emily Jacir (Arabic: أملي جاسر) is a Palestinian artist and filmmaker based in the Bethlehem, Palestine.

This question was recently posed to Palestinian exiles by Palestinian American artist Emily Jacir. Taking advantage of her ability to move about relatively freely in Israel with an American passport, Jacir promised to realize the desires of those forbidden entry into their homeland.

Emily Jacir is an artist and filmmaker who is primarily concerned with transformation, questions of translation, resistance and silenced historical narratives. Her work investigates personal and collective movement through public space and its implications on the physical and social experience of trans-Mediterranean space and time.

Emily Jacir, Where We Come From, 2001–03. In her research-based films, installations, performances, and photographs, Emily Jacir investigates issues around movement and migration. For her multipart work …

As poetic as it is political and biographical, Emily Jacir’s work investigates translation, transformation, resistance, and movement. Jacir has built a complex and compelling oeuvre through a diverse range of media and methodologies that include unearthing historical material, performative gestures and in-depth research.