Art is part of Jose's “big family,” and like any father, he has no favorites. “Within this collection, I have no favorite children. That piece cost 500 euros and means to me the same value as a Vasareelli or Paola Rigo painting.says the shoemaker who had to come a long way in his life, at the age of eighty-four, to own what was around him 1600 works of contemporary art.
“All the money I had left was to buy works of art.”“, says the businessman to Expresso, during a conversation at Casa Comum, in the historic building of the University of Porto, open from Thursday to “Espanto”. This is the name of the exhibition that displays Nearly 60 works (some unpublished) from the collection of Norlinda and José Limaalong with rock art posters, ancient Greek vases, a Greco-Roman funerary mask, a bird trap, a pigeon skeleton, and beetles or clogs belong to the UP Museum of Natural History and Science.
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Salman Rushdie is a journalist and feature writer specialising in culture, politics, literature, and international affairs. He focuses on delivering clear, informative reporting that helps readers understand the people, events, and trends influencing today’s world.
