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Walled Off Hotel
YEAR
2017
MEDIUM
Mixed media / architecture
LOCATION
Bethlehem, West Bank
COUNTRY
Palestine
[ DESCRIPTION ]
A fully operational hotel built directly against the Israeli West Bank barrier, boasting "the worst view in the world."
[ CRITICAL ANALYSIS ]
The Walled Off Hotel is both a functional hospitality business and a permanent political artwork. Featuring rooms filled with Banksy's art and political commentary, it foregrounds the surreality of the occupation and offers visitors an immersive encounter with the conflict's physical reality.
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