Interest Focused on 'President Moon's Son' Moon Jun-yong's Solo Exhibition... Website Crash Sparks 'Level 3 Escalation Conspiracy Theory'

President Moon's son, Junyong [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] Interest is heating up around the exhibition of Moon Jun-yong, son of President Moon Jae-in, who is holding a solo exhibition for the first time in about eight years. As news of the exhibition spread, the website of Geumsan Gallery, where the solo exhibition is being held, crashed due to exceeding traffic capacity, and some even speculated conspiratorially that "social distancing will be raised to level 3 on the day the exhibition ends."

On the 18th, YouTuber Garosero Research Institute (Gaseyeon) started by saying, "After Mr. Moon's solo exhibition ends, social distancing will be raised to level 3."

YouTuber Kim Se-ui said, "There is a widespread expectation that (social distancing) level 3 will be implemented after the 23rd because of the next 'article.' Moon Jun-yong's solo exhibition runs until the 23rd." The 'article' Kim mentioned refers to the news about Mr. Moon's solo exhibition.

Then another cast member, Kim Yong-ho, agreed, saying, "That is quite convincing." Lawyer Kang Yong-seok also said, "It has to be after the 23rd; if it’s before then, the solo exhibition will be ruined. Because it’s my son's solo exhibition."

Regarding Geumsan Gallery, where Mr. Moon's solo exhibition is held, it was added, "It is run by Hwang Dal-seong, who was President Moon Jae-in's elementary school classmate," and "Moon Jae-in's daughter, Moon Da-hye, also worked here as a curator. It feels like a private gallery for the Moon family."

It was further predicted, "There are rumors that First Lady Kim Jung-sook recently bought paintings here," and "An art scandal will break out toward the end of this administration."

Meanwhile, Moon Jun-yong, who had been quietly active participating only in group exhibitions, is holding a solo exhibition titled 'Beyond the Gaze, Somewhere in Between' at Geumsan Gallery until the 23rd, marking his first solo exhibition in about eight years.

In this exhibition, Mr. Moon is displaying five media artworks, including new works 'Inside' and 'Outside.' Geumsan Gallery stated, "This exhibition showcases the artist's experimental spirit, who has been exploring a unique visual language through media works using various technologies."

Following the news of Mr. Moon’s first solo exhibition in eight years, the Geumsan Gallery website is currently down due to exceeding traffic capacity.

Media art artist and computer programmer Moon Jun-yong graduated from Konkuk University’s Department of Design and studied at Parsons School of Design in the United States. Since 2010, he has participated in various exhibitions both domestically and internationally.

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