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Banksy's Dismaland is a dystopian and depressing take on a theme park.
Banksy's Dismaland is a dystopian and depressing take on a theme park.STARTRAKS PHOTO
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Street artist Banksy is dismantling his latest exhibition and sending the wood to refugees camped out in France.

“Coming Soon: Dismaland Calais,” the artist posted on the website for the Dismaland exhibition. “All the timber and fixtures from Dismaland are being sent to the ‘jungle’ refugee camp near Calais to build shelters. No online tickets will be available.”

The closing announcement included a photo of the Disney-esque castle surrounded by migrant tents.

The so-called “Bemusement Park,” a dystopian pop-up exhibition billed as a “family theme park unsuitable for children” when it opened in late August, sold 4,000 tickets a day for $5.

Other artists including Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer and Jimmy Cauty had pieces displayed at Dismaland, located at a small seaport town in southwest England

Banksy has been creating satirical graffiti across the world for three decades.

The anonymous artist came to the Big Apple for a one-month residency in Oct. 2013, creating a frenzy as people tried to catch him as he painted. One day, Banksy even went incognito, selling original artworks for cheap on the streets.

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