I see Disney attorneys sharpening their halberds and battle axes. <http://www.fireflyz.co.uk/Images/InternationalCombatTeam_KingArthur.jpg>
On Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 1:14:04 PM UTC-7, Nixcited delighted wrote: > > Perhaps a little off-topic, but I know some of you like funfairs and > amusement parks, so I make little apology for posting. I dare say there > will be neon and blinky lights somewhere. > > Banksy has shocked us again. With the help of some top-ranking fellow > artists he has taken over an abandoned seaside amusement park at Weston > Super Mare, once called Tropicana, for the next six weeks. Artists > include Jimmy Cauty, once part of KLF, the crew who publicly burned > £2,000,000. (Jimmy is displaying a fun model village complete with 3,000 > riot police in the aftermath of major civil unrest.) > > Tropicana is now called Dismaland and features a number of highly dubious > attractions. > > "I loved the Tropicana as a kid, so getting to throw these doors open > again is a real honour," Banksy said. He describes the show as a "Family > theme park unsuitable for children, which offers an escape from > mindless escapism." > > Dismaland Bemusement Park opens tomorrow and is only on for 6 weeks, see > http://www.dismaland.co.uk, with tomorrow being open only for local > people to Weston Super Mare. You can enjoy it from Saturday. Limited > tickets at the venue on the day, or do remember to book online. > > > > Highlights you can look forward to are: > > 1 The Galleries > Dismaland® boasts three large galleries which together comprise the finest > collection of contemporary art ever assembled in a North Somerset seaside > town. > > 2 Model Village > Jimmy Cauty’s hand crafted miniature world will delight and amaze (and > potentially cause seizures in persons sensitive to strobe lighting). > > 3 Cinderella’s Castle > Step inside the fairytale castle and see how it feels to be a real > princess in a crash situation. Souvenir photos available. > > 4 Guerilla Island > Features a bus-mounted museum, library, gallery of guerilla art, Comrades > Advice Bureau and workshops in how to hack billboards. > > 5 Ben Long has constructed a stallion entirely from used scaffolding. > > 6 Water Cannon Creek > An armour plated riot control vehicle built to serve on the streets of > Northern Ireland. Equipped with sniper posts, grenade launchers and now – a > children’s slide. > > 7 Mini Gulf > An oil caliphate themed crazy golf course made from the hockey pitch at > Cheltenham Ladies College. > > 8 Giant Pin Wheel > Commissioned by Banksy to power the entire site, it turns out this > ecological marvel has trouble charging more than two mobile phones at once. > > 9 Kids Enclosure > Strictly for the little ones – an area that combines soft play and loan > shop. > > 10 Punch and Julie > The infamous Julie Burchill has given this seaside staple a good kicking. > Now includes references to Jimmy Saville and Fifty Shades of Grey. > > 11 Puppets > A puppet revue show constructed entirely from the contents of Hackney > skips – it’s ‘Fly Tip Theatre’ by Paul Insect and Bast. Self operated. > > 12 Jeffrey Archer Memorial Fire Pit > Warm yourself around an authentic real open fire ceremonially lit each day > by burning one of the famed local perjurer’s novels. > > 13 Portrait Artist > Nettie Wakefield renders your likeness in an exquisite pencil drawing, but > only the back of your head. Surprisingly revealing. > > 14 Picnic Area > The humble picnic table proves a rich source of artistic ammunition for > American furniture twerker Michael Beitz. > > 15 Cinema > Truck-mounted outdoor screen playing a rolling program of short films day > and night. Cushions not provided. > > 16 > Circus Tent > A gothic sculpture park in a tiny big top tent. > > 17 Amusements > Win big prizes on hook-a-duck and the shooting gallery. Knock over an > anvil in David Shrigley’s game of skill and cunning. Navigate the high seas > with Banksy’s Mediterranean boat ride. > > 18 Big Rig Jig > A masterpiece of post-industrial assemblage art – it’s two juggernauts > performing ballet by Mike Ross. > > Much much more. I like the one where you can buy an Adshel bus shelter key > for a fiver, so you can put your own subversive posters into bus shelters. > Or perhaps the stall where kids can get an advance on their pocket money at > exorbitant interest rates? Fun for all the family. > > Artists exhibiting are, in alphabetical order: > > Andreas Hykade (Bavaria) > Amir Schiby (Israel) > Axel Void (USA) > Banksy (UK) > Barry Reigate (UK) > Ben Long (UK) > Bill Barminski (USA) > Block9 (UK) > Brock Davis (USA) > Caitlin Cherry (USA) > Caroline McCarthy (UK) > Damien Hirst (UK) > Darren Cullen (UK) > David Shrigley (UK) > Dorcas Casey (UK) > Dietrich Wegner (USA) > Ed Hall (UK) > El Teneen (Egypt) > Escif (Spain) > Espo (USA) > Fares Cachoux (Syria) > Greg Haberny (USA) > Huda Beydoun (Saudi Arabia) > James Joyce (UK) > Jani Leinonen (Finland) > Jeff Gillette (USA) > Jenny Holzer (USA) > Jessica Harrison (UK) > Jimmy Cauty (UK) > Joanna Pollonais (Canada) > Josh Keyes (USA) > Julie Burchill (UK) > Kate MacDowell (USA) > Laura Lancaster (UK) > Lee Madgwick (UK) > Leigh Mulley (UK) > Lush (Australia) > Mana Neyestani (Iran) > Maskull Laserre (Canada) > Michael Beitz (USA) > Mike Ross (USA) > Neta Harari Navon (Israel) > Nettie Wakefield (UK) > Paco Pomet (Spain) > Paul Insect & BAST (UK/USA) > Peter Kennard & Cat Phillips(UK) > Polly Morgan (UK) > Pure Evil (UK) > Ronit Baranga (Israel) > Sami Musa (Palestine) > Scott Hove (USA) > Severija Inčirauskaitė-Kriaunevičienė (Lithuania) > Shadi Alzaqzouq (Palestine) > Suliman Mansour (Palestine) > Tammam Azzam (Syria) > The Astronauts’ Caravan (UK) > Tinsel Edwards (UK) > Wasted Rita (Portugal) > Zaria Forman (USA) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You have been warned, so do go along if you can... > > John S > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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