President s son criticized for receiving artist relief funds
Posted : 2020-12-23 16:11
Updated : 2020-12-23 16:55
A visitor experiences Moon Joon-yong s media art on view at his solo exhibition at Keumsan Gallery in Seoul. News1
Moon Jun-yong s AR exhibition causes controversy over COVID-19 relief fund
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Media artist Moon Joon-yong, the son of President Moon Jae-in, has become embroiled in a controversy after receiving COVID-19 relief funding for artists, in preparation for his solo exhibition.
The exhibit Beyond Your Eyes, Somewhere In Between is running from Dec. 13 through Wednesday at Keumsan Gallery in central Seoul. Moon presents five media pieces using augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies in his first exhibition in Korea in eight years.