Awards, honors and fellowships

New York Times reporter Carol Vogel writes that Professor Emerita Joan Jonas has been selected to represent the United States at the 2015 Venice Biennale. Paul C. Ha, director of the MIT List Visual Arts Center, nominated Jonas and will serve as commissioner of the exhibit.   

Boston Globe reporter Eryn Carlson writes about the recipients of the 2014 Guggenheim Fellowships, highlighting lecturer Elena Ruehr’s plans to use the award to help her write an opera.