Banksy Takes Aim at Disney With "Dismaland" Pop-Up Exhibition

Graffiti’s black sheep is going after Mickey Mouse.

Legendary street artist Banksy is said to be planning a pop-up exhibition titled Dismaland in an abandoned British tourist attraction. A 10,200-square-foot site in Weston-super-Mare is to be transformed into “Dismaland,” a supposed satirical attack on American entertainment Goliath Disney. Details are, as always with Banksy, shrouded in mystery, however reports of his manager appearing on site and financial records showing the foundation of a Dismaland Ltd have heated up speculation.

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