The following items are strictly prohibited: knives, spraycans, illegal drugs, and lawyers from the Walt Disney corporation. This event contains adult themes, distressing imagery, extended use of strobe lighting, smoke effects and swearing. A theme park whose big theme is: theme parks should have bigger themes… In place of a gift shop we have a library, well, we have a gift shop as well.īring the whole family to come and enjoy the latest addition to our chronic leisure surplus-a bemusement park. Instead of a burger stall, we have a museum. Then this is the place for you-a chaotic new world where you can escape from mindless escapism. Here’s some text from the event’s official brochure:Īre you looking for an alternative to the soulless sugar-coated banality of the average family day out? Or just somewhere cheaper. Banksy is also showing 10 artworks of his own.ĭismaland features a cavalcade of artists featured here on Colossal over the last few years including pieces by Escif, Maskull Lasserre, Kate McDowell, Paco Pomet, Dietrich Wegner, Michael Beitz, Brock Davis, Ronit Baranga, and others. So just what’s hidden inside the walls of this derelict seaside resort? A demented assortment of bizarre and beautiful artworks from no less than 58 global artists including Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Jimmy Cauty, Bill Barminski, Caitlin Cherry, Polly Morgan, Josh Keyes, Mike Ross, David Shrigley, Bäst, and Espo. However, there’s one major deviation: the bulk of the artwork packed into three main interior galleries was created by dozens of other artists. The event has all the hallmark details of a traditional Banksy event from its initial shroud of secrecy to artistic themes of apocalypse, anti-consumerism, and pointed social critiques on celebrity culture, immigration, and law enforcement. Dismaland brochure / Park aerial view courtesy Upfest / Photo of construction
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