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Upon reminiscing the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II my mind immediately went to the death of former Princess Diana, after which my mind went to a Disney Parody Sculptor referencing her death. Said sculptor, was a centerpiece in an art exhibit called made in 2015 by a British Artist simply known as Banksy called Dismaland.
I'll admit that I did find many of the pieces to be funny in a black humor sense (Which I have read in a couple of articles, especially many of the scenes that seem to ring all the truer since covid hit. (There are various parts of the "park" that appear utterly delipidated and are inhabited by mannequins dressed in full emergency gear and of course (You guessed it) a mask. wow, either Banksy was a seer who simultaneously predicted both Covid and Disney's spiral into irrelevance, or people within Britain had some sort of information that many of us didn't. But here is something that bothers me. When looking through comments people sang praises of the exhibit talking about how it was "groundbreaking and eye-opening" and how it brought up discussions that no one talked about or wanted to talk about.
Here is my problem. In my experience, these "Controversial" topics have been discussed. Industrialization, environmental concerns, refugee crisis(es) income inequality, class wars, all of these things have been under constant debate for the better part of 60 years with the anti-capitalist being parroted by mainstream media AND academia for just as long if not longer. The art and often the pretension that goes with it often just feels like empty virtue signaling. Using Dismaland as an example, when the exhibit was over, the lumber was used to make a refugee camp? honestly, as much as I want to give praise for at least walking the walk, I can't help but wonder why the art exhibit was neccesary in the first place when the time used to make it and show it could have been better spent donating to and building refugee camps. It seems like empty virtue signaling and whether it's a tweet or a blog post it's something I see quite frequently among artist
I think my issues can be summed up by this quote by a man named Tony Carmichael in regards to Dismaland.
So I guess the question is...when did artists (especially liberal artists think they were such hot stuff and why exactly do they seem to spout the same anti-captalist rhetoric that every mainstream outlet and politician seems to be saying. Does no one find that odd or at least a little suspicious that the people giving you praise and exposure are the same people you are making a statement against or are working with the people you are speaking against? I'm always reminded that "Those who feed you control you."
Is there something I'm missing? If I am and someone can enlighten me, I will gladly change my profile pic to one of those black "I am an imbecile." balloons.
Here are a couple of videos of Dismaland in question:
I'll admit that I did find many of the pieces to be funny in a black humor sense (Which I have read in a couple of articles, especially many of the scenes that seem to ring all the truer since covid hit. (There are various parts of the "park" that appear utterly delipidated and are inhabited by mannequins dressed in full emergency gear and of course (You guessed it) a mask. wow, either Banksy was a seer who simultaneously predicted both Covid and Disney's spiral into irrelevance, or people within Britain had some sort of information that many of us didn't. But here is something that bothers me. When looking through comments people sang praises of the exhibit talking about how it was "groundbreaking and eye-opening" and how it brought up discussions that no one talked about or wanted to talk about.
Here is my problem. In my experience, these "Controversial" topics have been discussed. Industrialization, environmental concerns, refugee crisis(es) income inequality, class wars, all of these things have been under constant debate for the better part of 60 years with the anti-capitalist being parroted by mainstream media AND academia for just as long if not longer. The art and often the pretension that goes with it often just feels like empty virtue signaling. Using Dismaland as an example, when the exhibit was over, the lumber was used to make a refugee camp? honestly, as much as I want to give praise for at least walking the walk, I can't help but wonder why the art exhibit was neccesary in the first place when the time used to make it and show it could have been better spent donating to and building refugee camps. It seems like empty virtue signaling and whether it's a tweet or a blog post it's something I see quite frequently among artist
I think my issues can be summed up by this quote by a man named Tony Carmichael in regards to Dismaland.
Watching this intrigues me as much as it infuriates me. Either it's meaning is wide open for interpretation, which I can't stand (how does looking at this weird shit make you feel?), or it's meaning is cliche (anti-capitalism or something?). Someone enlighten me. I seriously hope it has some deeper meaning than the two possibilities I just listed.
So I guess the question is...when did artists (especially liberal artists think they were such hot stuff and why exactly do they seem to spout the same anti-captalist rhetoric that every mainstream outlet and politician seems to be saying. Does no one find that odd or at least a little suspicious that the people giving you praise and exposure are the same people you are making a statement against or are working with the people you are speaking against? I'm always reminded that "Those who feed you control you."
Is there something I'm missing? If I am and someone can enlighten me, I will gladly change my profile pic to one of those black "I am an imbecile." balloons.
Here are a couple of videos of Dismaland in question:
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