Once through the mouse ears, take a walk through the replica of the London Tube’s Piccadilly Station. The name “Dismaland” sets the tone for all of this. When it debuted in England, it was meant to be “the antithesis of Disney, and during its six-week run they played all kinds of controversial and punk music to demonstrate the reality of the real world and not Disney’s fake reality,” he said. Quintana explains the 2015 project as “Banksy taking every opportunity he can to joke about Disney as a place that sells the American dream and the superpower that is the United States.” In all, there are more than 15 pieces throughout the show referencing Dismaland, including bank notes and spray-painted rats. Displayed there is a rendering of Banksy’s 2015 project Dismaland Bemusement Park, a poke at the “magic” of the family-themed resort. Dismaland makes another appearance to the right of the entrance. Then, upon entering the actual exhibition space, attendees are hit with a jolt of dizzying images projected onto a giant mouse-eared entryway (Disney Mickey Mouse ears), part of Banksy’s recurring “Dismaland” theme throughout the show. Black lines drawn, with what seems to be a Sharpie, create faux metal detectors, walkie talkies strewn on a table and even a metal-detecting wand.Įntrance to the Bansky exhibit features a "makeshift" security check-in. It’s merely white cardboard assembled to mimic a security entrance to the show.
Guillermo Quintana, art director, curator and concept creator for the exhibition, is responsible for the Miami show from top to bottom – from wall placement and artwork selection to lights and “basically the entire exhibition from the entrance to the exit,” he said.īanksy’s work has launched thousands of selfies worldwide, helping to create frenzied interest in what he’s done and what he will do next, but “every time I make an exhibit with, I don’t think about Instagram and what selfies people are taking, because I care more about affecting the viewer of the artwork,” said Quintana.īanksy’s playfulness and unpredictability are evident from the moment you enter the exhibition. Shielding his identity with a black hoodie, he came up in the Bristol underground scene and has established himself as an author, filmmaker, philanthropist and activist through the years, donating his work to organizations whose causes he supports. His stenciling technique is immediately recognizable and filled with social commentary. The 56-year-old Banksy, born in Bristol, England, has been an active artist since the 1990s and is known mainly for his political and controversial street art that adorns walls and structures throughout his native homeland and around the world.
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