According to a 12 year old article from theguardian.com...
They are known for purchasing "awkward" works, such as video installations, that many other private collectors will not consider. "It's easy to store them, but difficult to display them," says Podesta. To get round the problem, he and his wife have excavated a huge subterranean vault beneath their house outside Washington - a white space 5m square and 4m high in which it will be possible to show "very complicated video pieces" on all four walls.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2004/apr/20/usa.world
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Kiwi_Slave ago
The whole article is code words. A 4m tall statue of Barney the dinosaur would be awkward to collect and display, but obviously not the meaning here. Other private collectors will not consider ... displaying highly illegal "art". Why was a vault needed, why not a big loft - there are laser devices which can bounce off your windows and detect the sounds coming from inside - not to mention The RANGE-R handheld radar which can detect movement inside buildings. "Very complicated video pieces" means the sort which would result in life in prison for any peasant caught with one. This is Podesta bragging about his privilege - I am powerful enough to get away with anything - showing off to lesser elites.
remedy4reality ago
Did you read the entire original article where they mention him 'walking around with a slice of pizza' ?
ALDO_NOVA ago
who eats pizza in a museum no less? also: wine + pizza = puke
total code
AreWeSure ago
you're saying people don't drink wine while eating pizza? Really?
ALDO_NOVA ago
spaghetti, yes...pasta yes, but pizza? never heard of that combo no sorry
only pizza and beer
AreWeSure ago
Pizza comes from Southern Italy and Sicily. What do you think they drink there?
I just looked up the best pizzerias in Naples and then looked for pictures and found this one. It's a tourist eating pizza and drinking wine at this famous pizzeria. And he's wearing a Guinness T-shirt! Obviously someone who like beer, but in Naples he has a bottle of red on his table. https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/1a/9d/01/ham-and-egg-pizza.jpg
I prefer beer with pizza myself, but it's absolutely not uncommon for people to drink wine with pizza. I live NYC and searching "pizza wine" in google turns up several pizza and wine bars.
Here's a few articles on what wine to pair with pizza. http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/02/ask-a-sommelier-best-wine-for-pizza-pairing-good-italian-wine-advice.html http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/wine-pairings-pizza-toppings http://winefolly.com/tutorial/authentic-italian-pizza-and-the-wines-to-go-with/
Here's a PDF of the very extensive wine list at a fancy pizzeria in NYC http://ny.ottopizzeria.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/MENU-10.27.16.pdf