How Banksy’s 2015 amusement park parody Dismaland transformed a gallery founder’s view of exhibitions
about 3 months ago (01/31/2024)
How Banksy’s 2015 amusement park parody Dismaland transformed a gallery founder’s view of exhibitions | South China Morning Post Advertisement Advertisement Art + FOLLOW Get more with my NEWS A personalised news feed of stories that matter to you Learn more A mermaid sculpture sits in front of a fairy castle at Banksy’s Dismaland amusement park parody in Weston-super-Mare, England, in 2015. Photo: Getty Images Post Magazine Arts & Music How Banksy’s 2015 amusement park parody Dismaland transformed a gallery founder’s view of exhibitions Banksy’s Dismaland turned a disused outdoor swimming pool complex in the UK into a parody of an amusement park, complete with works by 58 artists Tim Yu, founder and director of Hong Kong contemporary art space JPS Gallery, explains how it made him realise that an exhibition’s main aim shouldn’t be sales Art + FOLLOW Richard Lord + FOLLOW Published: 5:15pm, 31 Jan, 2024 Why you can trust SCMP Pseudonymous graffiti legend Banksy’s so-called bemusement park, Dismaland, transformed a disused outdoor swimming pool complex in the British seaside town of Weston-super-Mare into a parody of an amusement park for 36 days in 2015, complete with works by 58 artists, many of them bitingly satirical of consumerism and contemporary society. Tim Yu, founder and director of Hong Kong contemporary art space JPS Gallery, tells Richard Lord how it changed his life.