Original spray on cardboard 11/20, 30x21 cm
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 secret on the grounds of the disused Tropicana lido, was a "sinister variation" on Disneyland. The project was disguised as a film set preparation for a major motion picture, and Banksy himself described it as a family amusement park unsuitable for children. At Dismaland, Banksy issued his own currency and sold hand-sprayed pieces on cardboard made from the packaging material used for the installation. Dismaland was open for only 38 days, but during that time it attracted over 150,000 visitors.
About the author:
A British graffiti artist, considered one of the leading representatives of street art. His often satirical works address universal issues such as politics, culture, and 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, and Tokyo into his gigantic canvases, other works of his hung on the walls of world institutions such as the British Museum, the Tate Modern in London, or the Louvre in Paris.
