Dismaland Is Not Interesting and Neither Is Banksy
On top of being unoriginal, Banksy’s artwork is not brave. In some cases, it’s insensitive. For example, Banksy painted a kitten on the remains of a house in Gaza that had been wrecked by an Israeli air strike. Is it ethical to show up in a community that is suffering due to systematic violence to graffiti a bunch of dilapidated buildings and then leave, for the sake of “art?” Why is it that we feel more inclined to listen when an artist with a white-saviour attitude comes into Gaza with ease, talking over the many indigenous Palestinians who don’t have the same mobility? Did Banksy really leave a lasting impression in people’s minds about the horrors of the Israel/Palestine conflict by spray-painting a kitten onto a destroyed home?
Source: www.huffingtonpost.ca