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Bookmark or Share- Dismaland - WikipediaDismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. [1] Prepared in secret, the pop-up exhibition at the Tropicana , a disused lido , was "a sinister twist on Disneyland " that opened during the weekend of 21 August 2015 [ 2 ] and closed on 27 September 2015 ...
- Inside Banksy´s Dismaland | STREET ART UTOPIAIt’s situated in a former lido that stretches across two-and-a-half acres of heavily fortified beachfront compound, comprising a pool, sun terrace and small amphitheatre. I asked myself: what do people like most about going to look at art? The coffee. So I made an art show that has a cafe, a cocktail bar, a restaurant and another bar. And some art.
- Dismaland, Weston Super Mare, August 2015 - Banksy ExplainedDismaland is the latest innovation in family light entertainment by the graffiti artist Banksy. Installed in the center of an unfashionable British seaside town frequented by low-income families, Banksy describes it as “the perfect art audience.”
- Three years on, we look at the strange legacy of Banksy’s DismalandBanksy’s Dismaland was declared by some to be no more than cruel mockery; “art as clickbait”. Occupying a strange time in recent history, Dismaland opened on the precipice of the political carnage that was 2016’s Brexit vote and Trump’s presidential win .
- Dismaland: 4 Powerful Reasons Why the Dystopian Banksy Theme Park Still ...With its satirical take on entertainment, environment and politics, the Dismaland Banksy theme park left a lasting impression. We explore how it still resonates today.
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