foam magazine #12 / talent Six well-known figures from the cultural world selected an image that has recently been on their minds... co-editor: Addie Vassie
On My Mind...
José Lebrero Stals at his office with the UEFA Cup
José Lebrero Stals This is an image of me in the entrance of my office at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, with the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Cup. This cup is the golden fetish of millions and millions of people, all over Europe, who dream of seeing it in the hands of their favourite football team. And here I am alone with this great object of desire, because Sevilla Football Club, having just won the UEFA tournament, visited our arts centre along with hundreds of their fans. Luckily there was a brief moment, a minute or two, when chaos ensued and no one was sure where
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to put the cup safely and it was left near my office. Finally I was alone with the golden object. Unfortunately, the photo is a rather blurred as the museum’s Chief of Security who took it was, like me, extremely excited and nervous at the time. This happy event happened in 2006. This year Sevilla won again in Glasgow and I wonder if they will visit us again with this icon. And then to think that I don’t even like football! As opposed to our marble angel that you can see standing behind the cup… + José Lebrero Stals is director of the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Sevilla, Spain. The museum recently presented a retrospective exhibition of Daido Moriyama.