Noah talks to Mie Iwatsuki. From Jan. 2005 to present, MIE has modeled for master-painter, ALEX KATZ, who produced 10 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 were featured in the exhibition, "FASHION'" in Jan. 2009 at Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in Paris. The painting, "Homage to Utamaro" became the catalogue cover for Alex Katz's 40 year retrospective museum show which traveled the world in 2009. From 2010 to the present, MIE was photographed by the legendary photographer, Robert Frank. Two of his photographs of Mie were included in the exhibition, “MIE: A Portait by 35 Artists" in January, 2012 at Freight + Volume Gallery in NYC.

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