Banksy Gallery Attendant Five Pound Note Canvas, Dismaland 2015, Arse Version With Park Papers
Banksy Gallery Attendant Five Pound Note Canvas, Dismaland 2015, Arse Version With Park Papers
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The guard who looked away
For the collector of the altered notes sold at the park.
Best for: Dismaland history and banknote art
Condition notes
No conspicuous marks or stains are recorded. Shown with its papers.
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A five pound note canvas with the gallery attendant, the version in which the picture he guards has been daubed with a rude word, offered as bought at Dismaland in 2015.
The Piece
The note keeps its engraved borders and royal portrait, with the park castle and a yellow sun at the left. In the centre a uniformed guard sits on a bench beside a gilt framed painting that someone has already vandalised, a small joke about security. The park souvenir sheet and ticket are shown with it.
No conspicuous marks are recorded.
The Park at the Lido
Dismaland, the Bemusement Park, opened for five weeks in the late summer of 2015 in a derelict lido at Weston-super-Mare and drew more than a hundred and fifty thousand visitors. Small canvases, altered banknotes, posters and cards were sold on site in modest numbers, which is why material from the park is studied so closely today.
Details
- Subject: Gallery Attendant, Arse version
- Medium: Print on canvas, five pound note format
- Year: 2015
- Papers: Park souvenir sheet and ticket
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- No conspicuous marks or stains are recorded.
- Shown with its papers.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
The account above follows the papers and statements that accompany the piece, which are shown in the photographs. It does not come with a certificate from Pest Control, the body that authenticates the artist, and collectors who require one should write to the Desk before buying. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
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