
Congratulations to ACT Prof Emerita, Joan Jonas, ACT Founding Director, Ute Meta Bauer, NTU CCA Singapore (pavilion co-curator) and MIT List Director, Paul C. Ha (pavilion commissioner + co-curator), who were honored at the Venice Biennale with a special mention award for their work on the U.S. pavilion, “They Come to US without a Word.”
Jonas, a pioneering figure in performance art and video, has created a new multimedia installation that will transform the entirety of the Pavilion’s five galleries into a dynamically immersive environment. For the five galleries of the U.S. Pavilion, Joan Jonas conceives a new complex of works, creating a multi-layered ambience, incorporating video, drawings, objects, and sound. For more information on Joan Jonas’ participation in the 2015 Venice Biennale, visit joanjonasvenice2015.
MIT ACT faculty have a tradition of participation in the Venice Biennale- Antoni Muntadas: On Translation in the Spanish Pavilion (2005); Nomeda and Gediminas Urbonas: Villa Lituania, Lithuania- Biennale Award, Honorable Mention to a Pavilion (2007); and Krzysztof Wodiczko: Guests in the Polish Pavilion (2009). ACT Alumni also have a profile in Venice, with Jennifer Allora representing the United States with, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla: Gloria, (2011) and Alia Farid as curator of the Kuwait Pavilion at the 14th International Architecture Biennale (2014).
For more information on the Venice Biennale visit their website.