Dismaland: Art as Politics

State of the Arts by Art History Happy Hour

Oct 31, 201539:31Arts

This past August-September, a seaside town in England hosted a very different kind of holiday attraction: a dystopian theme park by the anonymous street-artist-turned-legit-artist Banksy. Called "Dismaland," the park, er...

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