Entropy By the Sea

Christopher Jobson for Colossal

Can't get over to the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare, England, to see Dismaland before it closes on September 27? Then skip the live lines (which, by all accounts, are daunting) and enjoy it online, through photos and videos. Banksy's (remember him?) pop-up art exhibition masquerading as "the UK's most disappointing visitor attraction" is an amalgam of artworks from 58 artists from around the world. But wait! There's more! "In addition to art," explains writer Christopher Jobson, who should know because he helped set part of it up, "you’ll also find functional a terrifying carousel, a mini golf park, a ferris wheel, and some ludicrously impossible fair games (like ‘topple the anvil with a ping pong ball’ by David Shrigley), roving occupy protests, and a Star Wars stormtrooper who sulks around the exhibition in a state of complete misery. The park is staffed by morose Dismaland employees who are uninterested in being helpful or remotely informative. Entrance to the event requires an uncomfortably awkward NSA-esque security screening, and of course you get to exit through the gift shop" (story, lots of pix, video): http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/dismaland/

   (story, more pix, video): http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/08/a-peek-inside-the-galleries-and-a-playlist-of-short-films-at-banksys-dismaland/