Model, Mie Iwatsuki, cocoanewyork

MIE (MIE IWATSUKI)
MODEL/ ART CURATOR

MODEL:

Her recent activities include Movie, "Sex and the City 2" Featured model extra as a Model at Night Club in Dubai, (Oct. '09) in the Scenem she sits next to the 4 girls' table after they stood up to sing karaoke on stage, Mie starts to dance and sing watching them in front of Dubai club dancers. Also (Sep. '09), Movie,"Sex and the City 2" Extra as Upscale Shopper at Bergdorf Goodman. (Glancing at Miranda when she bumps into a man and drops her document on the street.) Sep. 2009.

From Jan. 2005 to 2009, present, MIE has modeled for master-painter, ALEX KATZ (click to read interview), who produced so far seven portraits of her. One of the paintings was featured in ART & ANTIQUE Magazine in Jan. 2006. Another portrait of Mie was purchased by the family of the famous Romanian sculptor, Constantin Brancuci.

Fashion theme portraits with Christie Turlington was featured in the exhibition, "FASHION'" in Jan. 2009 at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Paris. This painting will be in Alex Katz's 40yrs retrospective museum show which will travel the world.

Other runway experience includes a L'OREAL Color Trophy Hair Show (Japan)

Selected as one of the five feature models for the launch issue of Harvard-student-launched, NEU MAGAZINE (NY spring 2007.)

NY fashion week 2008, David Arquett and Ben Harper launched new line, Propr.( http://www.proprclothing.com)
NY fashion week 2009, Project runway finalist, Korto Momolu.

"Sex and the City 2"Movie Featured model extra as a Model at Night Club in Dubai, (Oct. '09)

"Sex and the City 2"Movie Extra as Upscale Shopper at Bergdorf Goodman. (Sep. '09),

Talent Activities:

In 2004, Mie acted in an Independent FILM, director Robert Abrams, which was broadcasted on TV (NY).

In November, 2006, in a production of former CEO of MTV networks' VH1, Ed Benett, Mie formed a singing & dancing unit, TAKAHIRO X MIE, with the 2006 APOLLO Theater world record champion dancer, TAKAHIRO. Takahiro and Mie share the same 4 languages-French, Chinese, English and Japanese-and performed the recitation of various poems from those languages.

Art activities:

Her art activities include a fine art degree and subsequent internship at CHRISTIE'S NY Auction House, where she worked in the Japanese art department for about a year.
She also helped Julia Meech (A prominent art historian and senior consultant to Chiristie's) in her research for her publication, "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan." The book was published in
conjunction with the exhibition, "Frank Lloyd Wright and the Art of Japan" at Japan Society Gallery.

After that, she worked for several years at ISE Cultural Foundation Gallery in SOHO, NY helping to organize many art projects and exhibitions. During her term at ISE, the gallery held exhibitions and artist-talk events for artists such as Alex Katz, Yoko Ono, LinYilin, Mariko Mori, Kunie Sugiura.
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In 2005, MIE curated a fashion & Art exhibition at ISE, in collaboration with NY fashion designer, b. Michael who acted as a juror. The winning designer then took part in a fashion show at the exhibition opening.
MIE has also independently curated shows and organized parties and events in Hong Kong and NY. Artists include Rainer Ganahl, Lin Yilin, Nayia Frangouli and many more.

Organized Eikoh Hosoe's celebration party/ exhibition for lucie Photography Award in 2006.

Oct.3. 2009, Curator for THE DROP URBAN ART INFILL EXHIBITION [2012+] (with co-curator, Alexandra Chang.)Artists include: Yoko Ono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Paul D. Miller (A.K.A. DJ Spooky) and Mamoru Oshii.

Click here for info: Thedropnyc.org

Currently, she works independently in a field of NY art and fashion, as a model, as well as an independent exhibition curator.

In 2009, she launchs COCOANEWYORK.COM, her own art & fashion web magazine and shop.