Banksy goes to Dismaland

25 August 2015 - 02:03 By Olivia Rudgard, ©The Daily Telegraph

Take a look at the weird and wonderful attractions of mystery artist Banksy's satirical theme park. Dismaland features grumpy guards, funereal theme park games and art by about 60 artists, including Banksy himself, Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer.It is a rundown, shabby park, complete with Ferris wheel, staff in high-vis jackets and Disney-style castle.On the beachfront in Weston-Super-Mare, a UK seaside holiday resort, its unusual attractions include bizarre tracksuit-clad puppets on wheely bins and a killer whale jumping out of a toilet.Another installation displays riot gear alongside quotes about the police and surveillance.Banksy curated the works by the artists from 17 countries. They include a Jimmy Savile-themed Punch and Judy show by writer Julie Burchill.The mounting of the exhibition was a surprise - members of the British media had spotted construction under way on the abandoned grounds of a former family swimming pool last week and had begun to speculate on what was going on.But organisers managed to keep the exhibition a secret until Thursday.The New York Times said the exhibition had new and old art by Banksy. ..

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