Photo by Giorgio Zucchiatti, courtesy the artist and Alexander and Bonin

Emily Jacir, “Material for a film” (detail) (2005–ongoing), installation view from “Think with the Senses—Feel with the Mind: Art in the Present Tense,” 52nd International Art Exhibition, Venice, 2007

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Jacir, a multimedia artist, won the Golden Lion Award for an artist under 40 at the 2007 Venice Biennale. The judges for this year's Hugo Boss Prize said of her work: "Emily Jacir's rigorous conceptual practice — comprising photography, video, performance, and installation-based work — bears witness to a culture torn by war and displacement....Jacir combines the roles of archivist, activist, and poet to create poignant and memorable works of art that are at once intensely personal and deeply political."

Finalists included Swiss artists Christoph Büchel and Roman Signer, Americans Patty Chang and Sam Durant, and Danish artist Joachim Koester.

Jacir will have an exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum from February 6 through April 15, 2009.