Banksy's 'bemusement park': DismalandBanksy's new amusement park is dark, funny, and topical -- ever...

1. Banksy's 'bemusement park'
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Banksy's new amusement park is dark, funny, and topical -- everything you'd expect from the
controversial street artist.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Marketed as a "bemusement park," it features work from fellow contemporary artists Damien Hirst,
Jenny Holzer and Jimmy Cauty, and will run for six weeks.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
This Cinderella piece -- taken inside of the decrepit castle at the center of the park, riffs on the death
of Princess Diana.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Over 50 artists from 17 countries are represented among the works shown. However, Banksy did
contribute a selection of new works of his own, including this installation of a woman being attacked
by seagulls. (Yes, you can take a seat next to her if you want.)
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
This killer whale jumping out of a toilet piece by Banksy was also on the grounds.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Not every piece was quite so whimsical. This more topical installation -- one of the many games at
the amusement park -- makes a powerful statement about the ongoing migrant crisis.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
In fact, many of the artworks shown were politically motivated. This one by Peter Kennard and Cat
Phillips makes quite a clear statement about Britain's current political leadership.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Big Rig Jig, a sculpture by Mike Ross, on display at Dismaland.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
One of the highlights of the exhibition? The staff, who were convincingly glum throughout.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
It's not the first time Banksy has played on the amusement park theme. In a poignantly different
scene from earlier in the year, a child in Beit Hanoun walks past a mural that depicts children using

2. an Israeli watchtower as a swing ride.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
In this image, a Palestinian child stands next to a Banksy mural of a kitten on the remains of a house
that was destroyed during the battles between Israel and Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, in
the Gaza town of Beit Hanun on February 26 of this year.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
The secretive street artist had built his reputation on
playful images that began appearing on the walls of
London and Bristol in the early 1990s. This image is from
2006.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Banksy's work often plays with overtly political themes such as surveillance culture and state
corruption.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
...Not to mention many a humorous dig at Britain's police force.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Banksy famously took his firebrand style to the streets of New York in 2013, with a series of
artworks appearing over the course of a month in neighborhoods around the city.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
The amusement park theme also made its way to New York's Lower East Side, during his month-long
"residency" with this ghoulish exhibit "Grim Reaper Bumper Car."
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
Despite his anti-establishment roots, Banksy has gone on to garner great enthusiasm from the high-
end art market world. This stencil print "Love is in the Air" sold for $248,000 in 2013.
Banksy's 'bemusement park': Dismaland
But not everyone is a fan.. .This Banksy mural depicting pigeons holding anti-immigration signs was
destroyed by the local council in Clacton-on-Sea, England on October 1 after the council received
complaints that the artwork was offensive.
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