
Pair of Stencilled Rats, with Dismaland Brochure and Ticket
After Banksy, Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare, 2015
A pair of stencilled rats in black spray paint on white board, one with a toxic-waste drum and one with an umbrella and suitcase, together with an original, complete Dismaland visitor brochure. All three are framed in matching grey frames with white mounts. Both boards are numbered and inscribed on the reverse in black marker. One reads "26/100", "WSM", "Have a nice day!" with a frowning bear face, and "Banksy is dismal". The other reads "56/100" (circled), "WSM '15", "Enjoy your free art!", a frowning face and "Banksy is dismal!", and carries two printed Dismaland Bemusement Park stamps. With them is a printed See Tickets admission for Friday 4 September 2015. Dismaland.
Acquired at Dismaland, Weston-super-Mare, in September 2015 by the present owner.
Banksy's "bemusement park" at the disused Tropicana lido in Weston-super-Mare, was open from 21 August to 27 September 2015. Dismaland, Wikipedia
The stencilled works are offered as Dismaland memorabilia, after Banksy. Pest Control, the only body that authenticates works by Banksy, does not authenticate these art souvenirs, and they have not been certified.