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BANKSY HAS OPENED his first UK show in six years: Dismaland.
The exhibition, located at the Weston-super-Mare seafront, is based on the graffiti artist’s take on Disneyland.
As well as ten of his own works, the so-called ‘bemusement park’ features pieces from other artists including Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer.
According to the BBC, Banksy described the show as a “family theme park unsuitable for children”.
The artist added that many of the works require “audience participation”.
A dead princess is only complete when surrounded by gawping crowds with their cameras out or the opportunity to photograph yourself pulling an amazed expression when a killer whale leaps from a toilet.
The exhibition’s website includes the small print: “The following are strictly prohibited in the Park – spray paint, marker pens, knives and legal representatives of the Walt Disney Corporation.”
The Guardian is reporting that the exhibition was opened to journalists today, before a ‘locals only’ day tomorrow. It will be open to the general public from Saturday for six weeks.
Demand for tickets – capped at 4,000 a day, and priced at £3 (about €4.20) each – is expected to be very high.
Banksy’s last show in the UK, Banksy v Bristol Museum, was held in 2009.
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