Writing in the foreword to the latest book by Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh, film director Wes Anderson – he of whimsical fare such as The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Moonrise Kingdom – declared he hoped to take the new-wave musician’s work to a whole new level.
“I hope to soon secure the means to commission the construction of an important and sizeable theme park to be conceived and designed entirely by Mark Mothersbaugh,” Anderson said. “For 40 years he has set about creating a body of work which amounts to his own Magic Kingdom, where the visitor is amused and frightened, often simultaneously.”
While it is unlikely Anderson is serious, his throwaway comment has got us thinking … which artist’s, musician’s or film-maker’ work would be most fun to visit as a theme park?
Would you like to visit a water park based on the film Jaws? Lose yourself in an immersive melting landscape inspired by the art of Salvador Dali? Or perhaps a theme park based on Wes Anderson’s very own The Grand Budapest Hotel?
Let us know your ideas – however frivolous – in the comments below
