Dismaland
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Dismaland was a temporary, dystopian “bemusement park” art installation in Weston-super-Mare, England, created by the street artist Banksy as a dark satire of consumer culture and theme-park entertainment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dismaland canonical | 2 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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temporary art project ⓘ theme park parody ⓘ |
| afterlife | materials reused to build shelters in Calais Jungle refugee camp ⓘ |
| announced | 2015-08-20 ⓘ |
| category |
2015 in art
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Art exhibitions in the United Kingdom ⓘ Banksy works ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2015-09-27 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Banksy ⓘ |
| curator | Banksy ⓘ |
| duration | 36 days ⓘ |
| featuresWorkBy |
Banksy
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Ben Long ⓘ Block9 ⓘ Damien Hirst ⓘ Darren Cullen ⓘ Escif ⓘ Jenny Holzer ⓘ Jimmy Cauty ⓘ Mike Ross ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
anti-consumer gift shop
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dilapidated theme-park rides ⓘ distorted fairy-tale sculptures ⓘ grim reimagining of Cinderella’s castle ⓘ miniature refugee boats installation ⓘ pocket-money loans shop ⓘ “bemusement park” staff dressed as miserable attendants ⓘ |
| location |
England
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Somerset ⓘ Weston-super-Mare ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international press coverage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale Banksy-curated exhibition
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parody of Disneyland ⓘ |
| numberOfArtists | over 50 ⓘ |
| numberOfCountriesRepresented | 17 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2015-08-21 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | temporary staff hired for the installation ⓘ |
| purpose |
critique of consumerism
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critique of mass entertainment ⓘ raising awareness of global crises ⓘ |
| sitedAt |
The Tropicana
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surface form:
Tropicana lido
disused seafront leisure complex in Weston-super-Mare ⓘ |
| slogan |
“Bemusement Park”
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“The UK’s most disappointing new visitor attraction” ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-capitalism
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consumer culture ⓘ dark satire ⓘ dystopia ⓘ refugee crisis ⓘ theme-park entertainment ⓘ |
| ticketPrice | £3 ⓘ |
| totalVisitors | over 150000 ⓘ |
| visitorCapacityPerDay | approximately 4000 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.