terça-feira, novembro 24, 2009

London Diaries, Chapter III

Depois da visita, já exausto, ao Tate Modern, percebi que a fascinação pelo néon não é só minha. Obrigado Art Pop por me fazeres sentir um bocadinho menos sozinho. Londres turística tem destas maravilhas antagónicas. A arte clássica da pintura da National Art Gallery à arte contemporânea e controversa, complicada de digerir do Tate. Difícil mesmo. Mas já deixei de fazer de conta que tem tudo muito piada também. Para mim alguns têm, outros não. Sejam pinturas de cristos e santos ou latas de conservas às cores, alguns mesmerizam-me, outras são uma perda de tempo.
Lamento se uma parte do British Museum me parece uma reprodução gigante de um catálogo da Vista Alegre. Não é falta de respeito à herança histórica. Só não me despertam particular curiosidade ou entusiasmo. Estes museus são, acima de tudo, museus escola. Entramos para saber, não para nos deslumbrarmos. A National Portrait Gallery tem um efeito semelhante. Mesmo que ver centenas de rostos retratados em pouco mais de uma hora se possa tornar, no mínimo, enjoativo, as notas explicativas de génios como T. S. Elliot ou Keats tornam a experiência não só suportável, como até, ocasionalmente, agradável.
Há ainda os monumentos. Uma abadia de Westminster majestosa, a provar que a sua importância histórica não é fruto do acaso ou de caprichos reais, mas de uma imponência deslumbrante. Por outro lado, para compensar esse mesmo deslumbramento, existe o Buckingham Palace, candidato destacado na minha eleição da "desilusão da semana". Ou a falta de encanto do Marble Arch, que explica o facto de nunca antes ter ouvido falar dele.
Depois, há Londres das ruas e das culturas urbanas. Do oriente e das índias. Dos pubs britânicos a sério. De dúzias de meninas cambaleantes, cheia de elegância enquanto escorregam nas suas mini saias coloridas. Os punks e os emos despreocupados, tão diferentes como outra pessoa normal qualquer. E todos os outros.
Londres de Portobello Road e Camden Market, a fervilhar de diferenças e de vontade de partilhar, mostrar e experimentar.
E há também momentos de improvisos e coincidências como a electrizante e irrepetível (passe a redundância) jam session nocturna incluída no London Jazz Festival 2009, que enfiou e misturou na cave de uma pizzaria muitos dos génios espalhados pelo cartaz do evento, com colaborações aleatórias geradas aleatoriamente pelo guardanapo, a caneta e a garrafa de vinho do anfitrião. Ou ainda a banda de blues rota/bem disposta a tocar ao acaso num bar de Portobello Road enquanto fugíamos da chuva.
Nenhum de nós sabia do London Jazz Festival quando marcamos a viagem. Para mim, pelo menos, o facto de ter coincidido com a nossa viagem é prova suficiente da vontade centrifugadora do universo de tornar esta semana a semana perfeita para visitarmos Londres.

São as coincidências que fazem os momentos memoráveis. E as vidas também.

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Não acompanho seu blog.. mas quem sab epoderia? pensei em começar do "normal" o começo, mas aí vi que tem muitaaa coisa antes.. então bom! Parece q vou dar um olhada por aqui... me pareceu legal! caso tenha algum interesse, achei seu blog procurando "próximo blog" na barrinha lá em cima.. e achei 3 coisas que me chamaram atenção:
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