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6/10/2011

Naomi Fisher

Vizcaya Museum, Miami

The Contemporary Arts Project (Cap) is a commission program that invites artists to develop site-specific work inspired by Vizcaya, a public museum and National Historical Landmark. The program is intended to reinvigorate Vizcaya with the creative exchange that characterized its foundation, engaging artists whose practice can establish a dialogue or a critique with the physical and cultural contexts of the place.

From sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder, who created the striking figures that adorn the barge, to painters John Singer Sargent and Gari Melchers, who were extended house guests of Vizcaya's owner, James Deering, the estate has been a source of inspiration to artists since its very inception. Through the Contemporary Arts Project (CAP), Vizcaya continues Deering's patronage by reaching out to the artistic community-both locally and nationally-to offer artists the opportunity to explore our resources and interpret them in new ways.

Each year two artists are invited by an advisory committee to immerse themselves in Vizcaya's grounds and collections and create work in response to that experience.

South Florida native Naomi Fisher weaves her lifelong memories of Vizcaya within a fictional narrative to create Jungle Sweat, Roseate, a video piece and installation on view throughout the Main House. Fisher's ongoing exploration of nature and our desire to tame it comes into focus at Vizcaya, where the imposition of formal architecture on a native landscape presents striking contrasts. In Jungle Sweat, Roseate, a female character stumbles upon Vizcaya from the depths of the mangroves, covered in the residue of nature. Fisher tells the fantastical story of the woman's experiences in this new environment and her struggles to dethrone the "civilized" Lady of the House.

Naomi Fisher is an artist whose practice encompasses live performance, photography, painting and works on paper. Fisher has exhibited nationally and internationally and is a recipient of a 2008 Knight Arts Challenge Grant from the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation. She co-founded and jointly directs the Bas Fisher Invitational, an artist-run space in Miami.

For those traveling long distance to see Jungle Sweat, Roseate, Mayfair Hotel & Spa is pleased to offer preferred hotel rates. For reservations, please call 1-800-433-4555 and ask for the Vizcaya Visitors rate by using code VIZ3039.

Contemporary Art @ Vizcaya Guided Tours
Sundays, October 16, November 13, 2011; and January 15, 2012
3:30 p.m., Courtyard

James Deering, Vizcaya's owner, engaged artists to create several important works that are integral to the architecture and character of Vizcaya. Gain insight into the contemporary art of Deering's time and how artists interpret the estate in their work today. Museum curators will lead you through early 20th-century works at Vizcaya and the current Contemporary Arts Project by Naomi Fisher.

$10 plus applicable cost of admission; reservations required as space is limited. For additional information or to reserve, please contact Susan Caraballo at susan.caraballo@vizcayamuseum.org or 305-860-8423.

Academic Workshop
Contemporary Arts Project: Jungle Sweat, Roseate
Tuesday, October 25, 3-6pm, Main House

Explore artist Naomi Fisher's Jungle Sweat, Roseate, on view through January 16, 2012, and gain free admission for your students! This workshop is designed for college and university professors. Registration fee includes admission to Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, light refreshments and workshop materials. Participants may return to Vizcaya with their students to visit Jungle Sweat, Roseate as a self-guided group with complimentary admission for up to 35 students. Participants may also return with students to the "Conversation" with Fisher on November 9.

$10; reservations required and space is limited. For additional information or to reserve, please contact Wendy Wolf at wendy.wolf@vizcayamuseum.org or 305-860-8435.

Conversation with the Artist: Naomi Fisher
November 9, 2011
7:00 p.m., Courtyard
Visitors are invited to explore the exhibition throughout the Main House from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Maria Buszek will join Naomi Fisher in a conversation about Jungle Sweat, Roseate and its connections with filmmaking, surrealism and contemporary art production. Dr. Buszek, Associate Professor of Art History at University of Colorado, Denver, and author of Pin-up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture (Duke University Press, 2006), has followed Naomi Fisher's work for many years.

Tickets $5; free for Members, Seniors and Students with ID.

The Contemporary Arts Project (CAP) is supported by The Danielson Foundation, Harpo Foundation, Stella M. Holmes, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation and Mayfair Hotel & Spa. Additional support is provided by: The Vizcayans; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Vizcaya Museum
3251 South Miami Avenue Miami
Open daily except Tuesdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

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