Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jack persekian, hamid dabashi, emily jacir, suzanne cotter, antonia carver, and kevin mitchell. Artist emily jacir brings the palestinian experience to. Ex libris honors the about 30,000 books that used to belong to.
Its no surprise that a central motif in her work is the theme of voluntary and coerced movement between places and cultures. Europa travels to the irish museum of modern art imma in 2016. Emily jacir alberto peola is pleased to present selections from ex libris, the installation by emily jacir at documenta, 2012. Shot secretly with her cell phone in the bowels of the jewish national library in jerusalem, the work documents the thirty thousand arabic books. Selections from ex libris emily jacir alberto peola. Six thousand of these books are held at the jewish national library of israel under the designation a. A visit to the murhard library in kassel drew her attention to the volumes that were destroyed when the fridericianum, housing the library of the landgraves of hessekassel, was bombed in 1941. Books, libraries and the question of translation recur in many projects by emily jacir untitled books, 2000. Emily jacir, a star is as far the eye can see idea books. It is in this place where the most extensive book restitution project took place in the history of the region. Alexander and bonin features work by the palestinian artist emily jacir, whose work concerns issues of historical narratives of freedom and exile. Ex libris 20102012 commemorates the approximately thirty thousand books from palestinian homes, libraries, and institutions that were looted by israeli authorities in 1948.
Six thousand of these books are kept and catalogued at the jewish. Since the early 1990s, emily jacir has created works about transformation. The work is ap 3851 from ex libris 20102012 by emily jacir. This inscription is ap3851, a remnant of palestinian artist emily jacir s recent installation ex libris 20102012 at alexander and.
Beyond the anecdotal, the darat endows jacir s work with a significance it would not have elsewhere, the most obvious example being the harrowing ex libris 20102012. The installation ex libris, 2010 2012, commissioned and produced by documenta, will occupy the first floor of the gallery. Published by published by page one publishing pte ltd. In ex libris, emily jacir born 1970 commemorates the approximately 30,000 books that were looted by israel in 1948 from palestinian homes and institutions. View of emily jacir s installation ex libris at alexander and bonin, new york, 2014. Emily jacir ex libris, 20102012, 178 digital cprints on plexiglas and dibond documenta, kassel, photo.
Emily jacir is an artist who lives in between new york and ramallah. This project not only addresses the looting and destruction of books but also. Jacir photographed these books during repeated visits to the library. Emily jacir, ex libris 201012 at alexander and bonin, installation, public project, and book all images courtesy alexander and bonin unless. Emily jacir, one of the arab worlds leading contemporary artists will give a talk on.
Her documenta project about the palestinian books looted by israel in 1948, and kept in the jewish national library jerusalem. From whitechapel gallery, emily jacir, ex libris 20102012, installation, public project and book. The work documents jacir s travels through palestinewith the liberty of her u. I spy with my little eye a billboard i dont understand. Emily jacirs recent show, intervals, at alexander and bonin, featured her installation ex libris 201012, a documentation of the 30,000 books looted from palestinian homes, libraries, and. Major works including jacir s atmospheric film lydda airport 2009 and ex libris 2012, which addresses the looting, destruction and restitution of books are also featured, alongside entry denied a concert in jerusalem 2003 and stazione 2008 09. He bought it with his own money at the beginning of march 1892.
Jacirs ex libris display of flyleaf inscriptions rather than printed title pages hands us the evidence of personal and cultural history as well as loss and raises questions about restitution. These books were part of those that were looted from palestine by israelian authorities when. Ex libris emily jamirs ex libris functions as the documentation of about 30,000 books. She later did a project called ex libris, that commemorated the approximately 30,000 books from palestinian homes, libraries and institutions that were looted by israeli authorities in 1948. Ex libris paperback march 31, 20 by emily jacir artist visit amazons emily jacir page. Theres still time to catch emily jacirs intervals in. Todays deals best sellers customer service find a gift new releases registry books gift cards kindle books. Six thousand of these books are held at the jewish national library of israel. A palestinian living in new york, emily jacir became known for her text and photo piece where we come from 2003, which was shown in the 2004 whitney biennial.
Emily jacir ex libris, 20, 64 pages, walther konig, photo. Maureen clare murphy arts and culture 2 april 2014. Whitechapel gallery artist edition emily jacir, 2015. Theres still time to catch emily jacirs intervals in new york city.
Filmed in the days following the catastrophic loss of iraqs national library and museum, jacir. Emily jacir ap 3852 from ex libris translation and painted mural 25 x 50 ft. Major works including jacir s atmospheric film lydda airport 2009 and ex libris 2012, which addresses the looting, destruction and restitution of books are also featured, alongside entry denied a concert in jerusalem 2003 and stazione 2008 09 emily jacir. There is a light that never goes out amman flash art. He also showed us the remains of books that were severely.
Emily jacirs creative way of preserving palestinian history. Ex libris consists of digital cprints of numerous sizes taken from a number of pages in palestinian books. I recently was in new york, and saw this while walking on. A second monograph was published by verlag fur moderne kunst nurnberg 2008. Jacir is on the faculty of bard mfa in annandaleonhudson, ny. Taking as its source a single image from her landmark artwork ex libris 20102012, which encompasses a salvaged history stemming from an archive of thousands of books. Alexander and bonin was established in 1995 in new york city by carolyn alexander and ted bonin to represent and support the work of emerging, midcareer, and established international contemporary. Her book ex libris was published in 2012 by buchhandlung walther konig. To accompany the artists first solo survey in the uk, jacir has created a new limited edition. The projects she has undertaken over the past five years have pungently, poignantly crossed the divides between art, life, politics and culture over and over again. Emily jacir emily jacir is a palestinianborn artist who spent her. New yorkers have a few days left to catch emily jacir. A conversation with emily jacir leslie center for the.