Ode to the Kitchen Bath
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Bill Costa, The Bath (Homage to Paul Cadmus), 1985. Courtesy of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (2001.1134.0008). Bequest of Douglass Roby.
Our bathtub was born in a sturdier, more brutal age. It’s a deep and oblong cauldron—perfect for cooking a human being—which stands in the center of our kitchen. Perched between the cheapo stove and the sink, the tub’s claw-feet are plantar flexed, as if they’re wearing high heels or pointe shoes, topped with swollen ankles and muscled calves. Time and use h
Our bathtub was born in a sturdier, more brutal age. It’s a deep and oblong cauldron—perfect for cooking a human being—which stands in the center of our kitchen. Perched between the cheapo stove and the sink, the tub’s claw-feet are plantar flexed, as if they’re wearing high heels or pointe shoes, topped with swollen ankles and muscled calves. Time and use h
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