The Last Time I Went To London
Time was when I lived in the US that I would say one of the things I missed most about Ireland, was England - though I did forget to include it on that list.
However when I used to say that I didn’t mean actually being in England, I meant the presence of England in Ireland.
And by presence I don’t mean military; I mean cultural, technological, emotional, and the convenience of being both near and foreign. It’s the promise of a holiday you don’t have to go on.
And yet I’ve been twice in the last 2 months. The first time was for a wedding. But why did I go to England the 2nd time?
It wasn’t for England’s green and pleasant land:
It wasn’t for the usual run-ins with security:
It wasn’t for the great things they build:
It wasn’t for the fish and ships:
It wasn’t for the creepy crawlies that reminded me of Kansas City:
Nope.
I went to London for the crack.
Really:
And I enjoyed it so much I went back for even more of the crack:
The Turbine Hall in the Tate Modern is one of most magnificent artistic challenges on the globe. I’ve seen a few of the series of commissions for it, and when you don’t like the art at least you always have the room itself.
The time before last I was in London the Turbine Hall was completely closed off for installation. More than closed off, this is a gallery, a museum, so all views of the room were blocked. I tried desperately several times to see something, ironically through a crack.
Anyway, I loved this, Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth, and I’m going again.
More of Irish KC in England:
• On Me Holidays
• Christmas in England
• Live From London
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
HAHAHAHA!
Love it.
The crack and the stormtroopers had me tickled.
Blimey. I liked the title “Shibboleth” too.
The new layout’s great. Primal alerted me to it and now I can find your own writings. That’s cool ‘cos previously I’d thought IrishKC was mainly about events going on in KC .
Thanks Missuses.
Sam, yep the mix of posts has caused confusion in the past, so hopefully now the change in presentation of the content should be easier for those who wish to follow it. When I get a chance I’ll recategorize all existing posts but as there’s about 3′000 I think, it won’t be too soon.
wowww… It Is marvelous . London has got many intresting things but I don`t like what hapen in London It is so scary.