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Natalie Fasano is a freelance writer based in New York City. Though her event coverage has included a variety of social, political and cultural subjects, her interest in focusing on the Arts began recently, at the opening of the Ron Arad: “No Discipline” exhibition at the MOMA. Natalie focuses on in-depth interviews with artists to accompany objective discussion of his or her work, and believes strongly in the highly intellectual and stimulating social sphere fostered by the international artistic community and its patrons. A truly successful event is always greater than the sum of its parts--the piece, the artist and the voyeuristic visitor--and Natalie takes great pleasure in seeking, throughout the course of an evening, an overarching theme that contributes to our modern understanding of Western society and culture. You can reach her at natalie.fasano @zinkmediagroup.com
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I'm interested in exploring how aesthetic theory and design/art criticism offer critical vocabularies for thinking about objects, architecture and space. What's important to me is supporting interesting people, projects and reading good books. As senior arts + culture editor at Interiors magazine, I worked with internationally renown chefs, designers and freelance writers to create essays on travel, cuisine, and the arts. I did my graduate work in philosophy and aesthetics and taught at DePaul University. I am a former co-editor with Mark Wallace of the language and post-language poetry journal, SITUATION and edited the chapbook series, Propjet.
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Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection

February 14-June 13, 2010

The Stephen W. Fisher collection of Japanese cloisonné enamels is one of the finest in the world. Comprised largely of pieces created during Japan's "golden age" of decorative art production, the special exhibition, Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection, will feature many intricately adorned vases, boxes and trays worked in gold, silver and dazzling colored enamels. On view from February 14 - June 13, 2010, the exhibition features over 130 objects that have been chosen to illustrate the wide range of forms, styles and techniques that have come to define the high point in the production of Japanese enamel.

Cloisonné is a method of enameling an object using fine wires to outline decorative areas within which enamel paste is applied before the object is fired and polished. These enamels played an important role in Japan's assertion of its own modernity in newly opened international markets. Reaching artistic maturity in the 1870s and being aggressively produced through the first decades of the 20th century, production of these brightly colored works was stimulated by worldwide demand fed by Japan's participation in international expositions and world's fairs. Masterworks of cloisonné were sent as showpieces to the expositions where they served both to meet European expectations of Asian exoticism and inspired the development of international modern decorative styles. Many of the distinctive styles that emerged during this period are represented by outstanding examples in the Fisher collection, including works by the masters Namikawa Yasuyuki, Namikawa Sōsuke and Andō Jubei.

"Steve Fisher is generous in his dedication to sharing superb objects with our museum visitors," said Walters Director Gary Vikan. "By partnering with the Walters, his collection has the ability to reach out and inspire visitors with the power of its beauty and intricate detail."

The exhibition is made possible with the support of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and a generous gift from the members of the Walters Art Museum's Friends of the Asian Collection. The exhibition's educational programs are supported by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. The publication of Japanese Cloisonné Enamels: The Stephen W. Fisher Collection has been generously supported by a gift from Tsognie and Douglas Hamilton.

For more information please visit: Walters Art Museum

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