Emily Jacir, Hugo Boss/Guggenheim winner (Sarah Shatz) The Guggenheim Museum announced that Palestinian artist, Emily Jacir has won this year’s prestigious Hugo Boss Award: Emily Jacir, the 37-year-old artist of Palestinian descent…has won this year’s Hugo Boss Prize. The $100,000 award, established in 1996 by the Guggenheim Museum and named for the German men’s wear company that sponsors it, is given every two years for significant achievement in contemporary art… Ms. Jacir, who divides he