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This art book is a souvenir from Banksy's event over a decade ago. We visited Dismaland in 2015. Dismaland was a pop-up art exhibition, financed and organised by Banksy, staged in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, 30 km south of Bristol. Opening on August 21, 2015, and closing on September 27, 2015, this “bemusement park” was a dark, satirical twist on traditional theme parks like Disneyland, billed by Banksy as a “family theme park unsuitable for children.” Housed in the abandoned Tropicana lido, it combined dystopian aesthetics with sharp social commentary, targeting themes such as consumerism, celebrity culture, immigration, and law enforcement.

The project was shrouded in secrecy during its development. It featured approximately 15 original works by Banksy, alongside contributions from 58 other artists, including notable names such as Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, and Jimmy Cauty. One could say that Dismaland, in itself, was a large art installation in which all the visitors played a part. Attractions included a dilapidated castle, a crashed Cinderella carriage surrounded by paparazzi (evoking Princess Diana’s death), and a grim reaper on a bumper car, all underscored by a deliberately bleak atmosphere. The park also offered twisted versions of classic fairground attractions—think a carousel with a butcher carving a horse or impossible games like “topple the anvil with a ping pong ball.”

List of artists at Dismaland in order of appearance in the programme:

Bill Barminski. California, 1962. ‘The cardboard security room’
Ben Long. UK, 1978. ‘The cornice ice cream’
Stephen Powers. USA, 1968.
Jenny Holzer. Ohio, 1950.
Caitlin Cherry. Chicago, 1987.
Caroline McCarthy. Ireland, 1971.
Banksy. UK, 197?
Dietrich Wegner. Australia. ‘The mushroom cloud’ and the ‘Baby in the vending machine’
Andreas Hykade. Germany, 1968.
James Joyce. UK.
Brock Davis. USA. The Broccoli painting
Josh Keyes. USA, 1969. ‘The great white shark’
Leigh Mulley. UK. Balloons
Jani Leinonen. Finland, 1978. ‘Modified cereal boxes’
Barry Reigate. UK, 1971.
Jeff Gilette. California, 1979. Conceptual inspiration for Dismaland.
Lee Madgwick. UK. The rural solitary house with Internet access
Paco Pomet. Spain, 1970. ‘Once upon a time’, ‘Internacional’ and ‘Bloody Trees’
Laura Lancaster. UK, 1979.
Zaria Forman. USA, 1982.
Jessica Harrison. UK, 1982. Small porcelain figures.
Kate MacDowell. USA. The hare wearing a gasmask
Maskull Laserre. Canada, 1978. Janus – the wooden carousel horse.
Severija Inčirauskaitė. Lithuania, 1977.
Amir Schiby. Israel. The four palestininan boys in Gaza.
Sami Musa. Palestina.
Neta Harari Navon. Israel, 1970.
Huda Beydoun. Saudi Arabia, 1988.
ESCIF. Spain, 1980.
LU$H. Australia
Axel Void (Alejandro Hugo Dorda Mevs). USA.
Jimmy Cauty. UK, 1956. ADP – the miniature urban landscape
Tim Hunkin & Andy Plant. UK. ‘The Astronauts Caravan’
Block 9. UK. ‘The Fairytale Castle’
David Shrigley. UK. The ‘I am an imbecille’ balloons
Scott Hove. USA.
Ronit Baranga. Israel.
Dorcas Casey. UK. The horses in the Cinderella castle
Polly Morgan. UK. Taxidermist animals
Damien Hirst. UK, 1965. ‘the Unicorn’
Mike Ross. USA. ‘Big Rig Jig’
Michael Beitz. USA.
Peter Kennard & Cat Phillips. The David Cameron Billboard
Wasted Rita. Portugal, 1978. Written messages on big Post-Its.
Paul Insect & Bäst. UK and USA.
Greg Haberny. USA, 1975.
Nettie Wakefield. UK, 1987.
Darren Cullen. UK, 1983. The Pocket Money Loan installation
Tinsel Edwards, UK
Ed Hall, UK. The banners
Dr Gavin Grindon. UK. Museum of Cruel Objects
Joanna Pollonais, Canada.
Suliman Mansour. Palestina.
Tammam Azzam. Syria, 1980.
Shadi Al Zaqzouq. Libya, 1989.
El Teneen. Egypt
Mana Neyestani. Iran.
Fares Cachoux. Syria.

This photo book/art book would look great next to Banksy, Kaws, Seth, Pejac, JR, Vhils, Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey (Obey), Stik, Invader, and Mr Brainwash; all these artists are part of the same movement and pioneers of street art.

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