Banksy Attributed Balloon Debate One Dollar Bill Canvas, Dismaland 2015 Souvenir With Stamp And Full Papers
Banksy Attributed Balloon Debate One Dollar Bill Canvas, Dismaland 2015 Souvenir With Stamp And Full Papers
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Money that says what it thinks
For the collector who likes the wit of the altered banknote and the history of the park in one small object.
Best for: Street art collections and Dismaland history
Condition notes
No conspicuous marks or stains are recorded. Edges are cleanly cut.
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A small canvas printed as a one dollar bill and overprinted with a stencil, offered as a Dismaland souvenir of 2015 with its papers.
The Piece
The cloth is printed edge to edge in the manner of currency, then altered: the park castle and its lettering replace the usual vignette, the stencilled name runs along the lower margin and a yellow smiling face is laid over one corner. In the oval where a portrait or seal would sit, the figures of Balloon Debate are printed in solid black. The weave of the canvas is plain to see under a glass.
The reverse carries the Dismaland stamp. With it come the park souvenir sheet and ticket, on which personal details have been masked for the photographs.
The Image and the Park
Balloon Debate shows a girl carried upward by a bunch of balloons. It was painted on the concrete barrier in the West Bank in 2005, within sight of an armed patrol, and the photograph of the artist at work travelled round the world. Altered money has been part of the work since the Di-Faced Tenner of 2004, when a princess took the place of the Queen. At Dismaland in 2015 the idea came back as souvenirs sold from the park itself, a joke about value made in the one place where nothing was meant to be worth anything.
Details
- Title: Balloon Debate
- Format: One Dollar Bill design on canvas
- Marks: Dismaland stamp to the reverse
- Papers: Park souvenir sheet and ticket
- Year: 2015
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- No conspicuous marks or stains are noted.
- Edges are cleanly cut.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
This work is offered as attributed, on the strength of the papers that travel with it and which are shown in the photographs. It is not accompanied by a certificate from Pest Control, the only body that authenticates the artist. Collectors who require Pest Control documentation should write to the Desk before buying. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
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