Original spray on cardboard 12/20, 29.5x19
BANKSY DISMALAND
Dismaland was a temporary art project created by BANKSY in 2015 in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. The pop-up exhibition, prepared in secrecy at the site of the disused Tropicana lido, was a "sinister twist" on Disneyland. The project was disguised as a film set preparation for a major motion picture, and Banksy himself described it as a family entertainment park unsuitable for children. At Dismaland, Banksy issued his own currency and sold hand-sprayed pieces on cardboard, made from packaging materials used for the installation. Dismaland was open for only 38 days, but during that time, it attracted over 150,000 visitors.
About the artist:
A British graffiti artist, considered one of the main representatives of street art. His often satirical works address universal issues such as politics, culture, or ethics. He is one of the most famous "unknown" people, whose works have appeared in many places around the world. While he transformed the streets of London, New York, Berlin, Timbuktu, or Tokyo into his giant canvases, other works of his hung on the walls of world institutions such as the British Museum, Tate Modern in London, or the Louvre in Paris.
