Note The Country 08/02/2010 "CADAQUÉS IN THE 'TOP BLANKET'" CADAQUÉS IN THE 'TOP BLANKET' DANIEL
VERDÚ 06/08/2010 Honestly, this raises dilemmas. The original, copy, copyright, artwork at the age of mechanical reproduction ... In short, the case is that some Chinese citizens, after many permits and approvals by the regime, were dropped by Cadaqués (Girona) last month with the idea of \u200b\u200btaking steps to play Salvador Dali Ithaca at 1 / 1 in Xiamen, a coastal territory of their country. And though it was the first time they visited the town (which should see Google), in September will and the first stone of their owners and kitsch homage. The resort town will be named the same and will seat 15,000 people. Without complex. And the council, which at first, says its mayor, I thought it was "a tall story", is delighted.
"A visit to the enclave Empordà, is currently building a replica on the coast of China" The problem is that these guys may not know that Cadaqués, the most twisted of Emporda, border town complex on the island have passed Duchamp, Hamilton, Picasso and Eluard, long ago commenced a process of copying itself. Trapped in an infinite loop, the place with more art galleries per capita in the world recreates the essence with increasing insistence and remoteness of the original. And while the site remains the most unique in the world, everything revolves around what ever was one day. That's the echo that, hopefully, copied the Chinese.
remains, yes, a surreal that adorns everything. The souvenir concept has reached such dimensions that a few months ago, a group of Americans who leads a Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, California, took a huge boulder of Cape Creus to his country. The boulder was in the old Club Meditarranée giant abandoned resort of small houses for years and exposed to wind and salt corrosive like that disturbing Island Morel's invention of Bioy Casares. So the City Council felt that, as the stone it was a decoration and not had to tear it would not be a problem giving it away to Americans (see photo of the mayor, Joan Borrell, smiling the day of delivery in California.) Walking around the area in the cove Cullaré, you get to the rock that served as inspiration for painting Dali The Great Masturbator. And although the town also flows have led, for the moment remains in place.
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the end of the road leading to the end of the world , Chris Little rules its restaurant, the former headquarters of the Guardia Civil, like a boat. Crown of the easternmost tip of the peninsula, where the first rays of sun began to light up every morning and Spain where the lighthouse that rolled Kirk Douglas and Yul Brynner does the same with boats every night. In the midst of a lunar landscape where trees grow bent and stones seem to take shots, Chris has been responsible in their own way for 20 years of caring for the area. Great guy, but with a character sewn to the chest by a wind of a thousand demons that helps, good luck to anyone ready to pass the park.
now prepares an Environmental surreal (based on Dali's strange assumptions) to cut the road, or even close the place . In defense of nature, say those who have allowed for years that 137 houses have irregular in Cabo de Creus.
But the Chinese are not interested in that, no one is likely to be shown. In the 440,000 square meter replica will build a mall, a theme park, hotels and a school. They have also called for measures to Dali's house in Port Lligat to fit the plan to clone to 13,000 miles. All this joke will cost 450 million euros.
walked through the town during your stay, slept in and had dinner at Can Rocamar Rafa. Asked about the narrow streets and white houses. And again provided a breath leaving their hosts and left with the copy under his arm. "I am pleased that want to copy you. They do not want to Sant Feliu de Guixols, understand me, they want to Cadaqués. And that raises self-esteem. So far it has been advertising for us, interviews ... And if that means that tourists from China are since it was not too bad ", boasts the mayor.
But then there is the matter so postmodern that includes and what is not the simulacrum. Because, despite appearances, is not the same Las Vegas to Paris or Venice (sometimes the copy is much more fun, really). In the case of Cadaqués, the thing is complicated and china copy may be manufactured and from another copy. Something perhaps like locals and holidaymakers to move a second home there ... In short, a mess.
In any case, here's a short list of things that can not play the Chinese, although the mayor gave them the copyright: the infernal wind, rocks, food from Casa Anita, Toni force to open the casino Each day, the mood swings of Chris Little and his recipe for curry, double standards to measure the price of drinks with Barcelona and the people, Lone Pine and rocks of the Conca, the Nani jump , fights out of the Border, the first ray of sun of the year and in sardanas lighthouse or infinite echo of barking Norbu and his two thousand brothers. Let's see how they carry it. The rest, let them stay.
A rock flying In September 2009, the village of Cadaqués gave a big rock to the Dali museum in Saint Petersburg, in California. The had to cleaning, disinfecting, packaging and flown across the world. Dalí's magic wand has transformed every corner of Cadaqués in something likely to become souvenirs. Fortunately, the rock that served the artist to paint The Great Masturbator still in place in a cove of the park.
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