GUARDIAN OF NATURE: MICHELE OKA DONER

MICHELE OKA DONER is an artist whose work encompasses sculpture, prints, drawings, furniture, jewelry, public art, functional objects, video, costume and set design, and artists’ books. Her permanent art installations include Radiant Site at New York City’s Herald Square 34th Street subway station and A Walk on the Beach, the mile-and-a-quarter-long bronze terrazzo concourse at Miami International Airport. Her work is also part of the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, among others. A Seed Takes Root: A True Story describes a decadeslong relationship between Doner and a banyan tree that began when she was a young girl. The tree is, for her, a place for play, refuge, and a source of inspiration. MIAMI BEACH MAYOR DAN GELBER, who appointed Doner as the official guardian of the tree, will join her in conversation.

Buy A Seed Takes Root: A True Story. – Doner