In Conversation with Michelle Lisa Polissaint & Terence Price II
August 20, 6–9PM
Please join the Commuter Biennial in conversation with Michelle Lisa Polissaint and Terence Price II. This discussion will explore the contemporary photographic works of Michelle and Terence that are currently on display in 14 bus shelters in Miami-Dade through September 5th as part of the Commuter Biennial. This artist talk will delve into each of their respective practices, as well as explore how their photographs are meant to interact with communities in transit in Miami. Guests are invited to visit Michelle Lisa Polissaint’s studio (studio 40) following the talk.
Commuter Biennial is a Knight funded public art exhibition taking place throughout Miami-Dade County from July through October 2019. This exhibition aims to highlight commuter experiences of the Miami metro area by activating unconventional and underutilized locations, bringing attention to marginal, yet recognizable places in the suburban landscape. In activating these areas, the biennial seeks to redefine the places we consider home, underscoring the character and quality of neighborhoods. The Biennial seeks to democratize access to art through a series of artistic commissions across a wide range of styles and mediums that intersect high and low concepts and modalities. By shifting the experience of contemporary art away from the context of the gallery or urban centers, the exhibition explores what social critic James Howard Kunstler deems the true public realm of American cities: the streets.
