BANKSY Hope, spray paint on cardboard, apocryphal signature lower right.

AFTER BANKSY Description Hope, spray paint on cardboard, apocryphal signature lower right, 28 x 19 cm Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy in the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England.[1] Prepared in secret, the pop-up exhibition at the Tropicana, a disused lido, was “a sinister twist on Disneyland” that opened during the weekend of 21 August 2015[2] and closed on 27 September 2015, 36 days later. Banksy described it as a “family theme park unsuitable for children.”[3] The aesthetic of the “bemusement park” was potentially inspired by the “Dismayland” series of paintings created by American artist Jeff Gillette, who also participated in the exhibition.[4] Dismaland Date 21 August – 27 September 2015 Location Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England Coordinates 51.3409°N 2.9828°W Theme Art exhibition Organised by Banksy Website www.dismaland.co.uk The ‘Tropicana’ swimming pool became ‘Dismaland’ Banksy created ten new works and funded the construction of the exhibition himself. The show featured 58 artists of the 60 Banksy originally invited to participate. 4,000 tickets were available for purchase per day, priced at £3 each.[5] It received 150,000 visitors in the five-week period it was open. After it closed, the building material for the project was repurposed as shelters for refugees in the Calais Jungle where he also added murals.