courtesy of Instagram/@banksyArt & Photography / NewsArt & Photography / NewsBanksy is raffling a Dismaland artwork for refugeesYou could grab it for £2, if you can guess its weightShareLink copied ✔️December 2, 2018December 2, 2018TextThom Waite Banksy’s provocative and not-so-family-friendly amusement park art installation, Dismaland, confronted a variety of contemporary issues, like most Banksy artworks, when it opened in 2015. Among gender issues, distrust of police, and growing inequality, refugees and immigration were an important theme, and now Banksy is raffling one of Dismaland’s artworks to raise money for displaced people. Banksy lays out the terms of the raffle in a Instagram post: “I’m raffling one of the boats from Dismaland in support of refugee support services. You can win it for £2 if you correctly guess how much it weighs.” Presumably, the chance to get your hands on the artwork at such a small price (two of the artist’s works recently went for £1.04 million and £561,000, respectively) will draw a fair amount of interest. The artwork itself depicts a small boat packed tightly with refugees – lending a darker meaning to Banksy’s title for the post: “How heavy it weighs.” – and is on display at a pop-up Help Refugees shop on London’s Carnaby Street. For anyone guessing, the dimensions and materials of the piece can be found on the website where the raffle is being held: www.choose.love. Choose Love is a store where shoppers can buy practical items like tents, nappies, and sleeping bags for refugees in need, offering a charitable alternative to the usual Christmas shopping. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORELA girls: These photos capture the dizzying flux of adolescenceLenovo & IntelSee Claudia Maté's cyber dreamworld ad for the Make Space NetworkJim BeamSign up for Dazed and Jim Beam’s game day giveawayUncensored photos from Tokyo’s longest-running fetish nightCova da Moura: Vibrant portraits from the hip-hop capital of LisbonThese dreamy portraits rebel against stereotypes of Asian youth cultureLenovo & IntelWatch: How three artists make space for AI, creativity and worldbuildingDazed Club callout! Apply to bring your exhibition project to lifeUS fascism is killing artSee Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency in LondonIn pictures: The nostalgia-fuelled traditions of Ukraine’s lost townsThese photos explore the uncanny world of love dolls Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy