{"id":14025,"date":"2023-09-21T16:48:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=14025"},"modified":"2023-09-21T16:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:48:45","slug":"michael-polakowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/michael-polakowski\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Polakowski"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4404\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14025-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/MichaelPolakowski.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/MichaelPolakowski.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/MichaelPolakowski.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14034 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8242.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8242.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_8242.jpeg?w=667&amp;ssl=1 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.5-50gallery.com\/\">Michael Polakowski<\/a> is a painter based in Detroit, MI. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at <i>Oever Gallery<\/i> in Oostende, BE, in the two-person show <i>\u2018Near\/Far\u2019<\/i>. In January 2023, his solo show <i>\u2018Anywhere and Here\u2019<\/i> was mounted at <i>Thinkspace Projects<\/i>, Los Angeles, CA. Other notable exhibitions include the group shows <i>\u2018Potluck\u2019<\/i> at <i>Hashimoto Contemporary<\/i>, Los Angeles, CA; <i>\u2018LAX \/ AMS\u2019<\/i> at Thinkspace Projects, Amsterdam, NL; <i>\u2018Voyage\u2019<\/i> at <i>Nothing at All<\/i>, Sheung Wan, HK; \u2018Get Together\u2019 at <i>Reyes Finn<\/i>, Detroit, MI; and <i>\u2018Pet Peeves\u2019<\/i> at <i>5-50 Gallery<\/i>, NYC\u2028\u2028. Polakowski was awarded the <i>Red Bull House of Art<\/i> <i>Residency<\/i> in the fall of 2019. He recently completed a mural in collaboration with the <i>Detroit Institute of Arts<\/i> as a part of their Partners in Public Art Program and has participated in <i>Murals in the Market<\/i> and <i>Bright Walls Mural Festival.<\/i> His works have been featured by publications like <i>Juxtapoz<\/i>, <i>Booooooom<\/i> and <i>ArtMaze Magazine<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Polakowski\u2019s work is currently on view at <i>5-50 Gallery<\/i> in New York City, in the two-person show \u2018Back In 5\u2019, alongside paintings by Ivan Montoya. \u2018Back in 5\u2019 is on view through the 8th of October.<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14035\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14035 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?resize=696%2C873&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?resize=816%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 816w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?resize=768%2C964&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?resize=1223%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1223w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?resize=696%2C874&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?resize=1068%2C1341&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-polakowski-Ill_Be_Back_In_Five.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Polakowski, &#8216;I&#8217;ll Be Back in 5&#8217;, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14037\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14037 size-large\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?resize=696%2C896&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?resize=795%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?resize=233%2C300&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?resize=768%2C989&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?resize=1193%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1193w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?resize=696%2C896&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?resize=1068%2C1375&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Minor_Inconvenience.jpg?w=1319&amp;ssl=1 1319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Polakowski, &#8216;Minor Inconvenience&#8217;, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 46\u201d x 36\u201d\u2028\u2028<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14036\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14036 size-large\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?resize=696%2C874&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?resize=815%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 815w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?resize=768%2C965&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?resize=1222%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?resize=696%2C875&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?resize=1068%2C1342&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/5-50-Gallery-M-Polakowski-Kick_Your_Feet_Up.jpg?w=1323&amp;ssl=1 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Polakowski, &#8216;Kick Your Feet Up&#8217;, 2023, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24&#8243;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2023\/MichaelPolakowski.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listMichael Polakowski is a painter based in Detroit, MI. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at Oever Gallery in Oostende, BE, in the two-person show \u2018Near\/Far\u2019. 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