Collaborating artists Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol will discuss their new project, Speechless. Commissioned by Pérez Art Museum Miami, the installation transforms the Papper Family Gallery into a custom-built aviary for parrots. The artists will speak about their work, which draws attention to the social dynamics that animate specific locales, with the goal of clarifying the effects of a globalized economy on urban landscapes and natural environments. 

Rotterdam-based artists Liesbeth Bik and Jos Van der Pol have worked collaboratively since 1995. Solo exhibitions of their work have been presented by several institutions, such as The Power Plant, Toronto; Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma; Creative Time, New York; and the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and many more. Their work has been included in a group context at the biennials of São Paulo; Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam; Cooper Union, New York; Tate Modern, London, and many others.