Of Things In General

[Joel Stewart]

Any chance of some closeup shots, Oswaldo? Everything looks great from afar, but with curiosity piqued, even a few details would be cool. (Les Paul, maps, Venini's, drawings? Etc.......)

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

At the risk of overstaying my welcome, here are some not very good closeups (some, Im afraid, made just by cropping).

The two coffee tables next to the painting:

The four taekwondo boards matched with the four line drawings, separated by the Venini vases:

The Venini tessuto vases designed by Carlo Scarpa. The one in the middle is glossy, the others matte.

The Venini pioggia vases, designed by Ginette Venini, next to an Iran do Espirito Santo drawing made with ruler and pen:

Honeycomb wall shelf with the madeleine antiques:

Two more Venini vases over the Lucio Fontana study for a Venini door, both next to political works by Cildo Meireles:

Grandfather memorabilia section:

Engraved postage stamps from the Empire period (horrible picture):

Sculptures by Mestre Nino, a renowned popular artist:

The finely designed maps denouncing supposed atrocities against North Vietnam:

A collection, from the 1970s, of sociology and philosophy books, all sharing the same cover design by Antonio Lizrraga (not to worry, I will set them free after the show):

My most capricious curatorial moment, the juxtaposing of three radically different artists because of a thematic recurrence:

Finally, by request, the Les Paul:

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Nice axe!

 

[Joel Stewart]

Everything in that show is an axe man!

Oswaldo, this is a delight! The closer we get, the more it opens up. Thanks...and uhm feel free to uhm show us more. You have an eye. And this is fun to get more intimate with the work.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
At the risk of overstaying my welcome,

Most unlikely.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
At the risk of overstaying my welcome,

Most unlikely.

Thanks, Oswaldo. Any of your collection ever make it up to NYC, or is it strictly south of the border?

Mark Lipton

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

The objects are all extensively sulfured, so there's nothing a priori that would prevent any of them from being borrowed, or entire shows from travelling, but a worthwhile institution would have to request/invite, and international art travel, with couriers, etc., is an expensive proposition. So, for the time being, the collection seems destined to be local.

 

[scottreiner]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
So, for the time being, the collection seems destined to be local.

i think the obvious plan is a january sao paulo jeebus...

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

obvious and inspired

 

[scottreiner]

what's the theme?

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Yes, we have no banana yeast?

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by scottreiner:
what's the theme?

Wines with feijoada in January?

Mark Lipton

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by scottreiner:
what's the theme?

Wines with feijoada in January?

Mark Lipton

We usually serve sliced oranges with feijoada, the acidity cutting the fat a little bit. So maybe feijoada with orange wines?

 

[scottreiner]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by scottreiner:
what's the theme?

Wines with feijoada in January?

Mark Lipton

We usually serve sliced oranges with feijoada, the acidity cutting the fat a little bit. So maybe feijoada with orange wines?

that's what i'm talking about!

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Great image on the surfboard. Deitic and flaggish.

Coffee jeebus, no?

 

[Seth Hill]

Exquisite, Oswaldo. Thank you, for sharing- with broad, deep, and encompassing interpretations of that word.