Banksy’s Valentine’s art work to go on public display at Dreamland next month

May 30, 2023Kathy BailesNews8

Banksy art work Valentine's Day Mascara will be on public display at Dreamland from June 11.

The work was stencilled on to a house in Margate's Park Place overnight on February 13. It is due to be housed at Dreamland for a period of at least 12 months before it is sold.

Thanet-based Oasis Domestic Abuse Service will receive ‘a significant, six-figure sum’ from the sale of the art work to support its work with survivors of domestic violence.

Removing the art was overseen by Red Eight Gallery which was called in by the artist owners of the property to deal with preservation and sale of the work.

The piece in Margate showed a woman with a swollen shut eye and missing tooth with a man's legs poking out from a chest freezer, alongside an upturned chair and a beer bottle. It is a comment on domestic violence.

It has now been moved to Dreamland with the public opening on Sunday 11th June.

The theme of Banksy's Valentine's Day Mascara is a commentary on domestic violence, with the original owner being keen for the relocation of the artwork, and those visiting it, to help raise money for the local charity.

Find help information from Oasis Domestic Abuse service at http://www.oasisdaservice.org/get-help-now and click the ‘exit now’ button to erase all traces from your Internet history.

To get non-emergency domestic abuse support call Oasis's helpline on 0800 917 9948 (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9am – 4.30pm) or email [email protected] if it's safe to do so

In an emergency call 999. If you can't speak, cough or tap the handset then press 55 on your phone – the police will know it's an emergency.

Call Kent Domestic Abuse Services Victim Support on 0808 168 9276

The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is run by Refuge and offers free, confidential support 24 hours a day to victims and those who are worried about friends and loved ones. Telephone: 0808 2000 247

The Men's Advice Line is a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and those supporting them.

Call 0808 801 0327.