The PEACEMINUSONE Art Exhibit Is Like Seeing The World Through G-Dragon Tinted Glasses [BLOG]

"<PEACEMINUSONE> is an exhibition designed to enhance the public's interest in the contemporary art while raising the encounters of art and pop culture based on the collaboration of artists of home and abroad with G-Dragon the icon of pop culture beyond the domain of a musician," reads a black and white poster in both Korean and English at the entrance of the PEACEMINUSONE exhibit at the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA).

While the grammar is lacking, and a bit confusing, the meaning is clear. The point of PEACEMINUSONE, I believe, was to draw fans of K-pop group BIGBANG to one of Seoul's museums. And it worked; I wasn't the only one at the museum that day specifically because I wanted to take a look at what the leader of BIGBANG had curated. G-Dragon (Kwon Jiyong), one of South Korea's most exemplary musicians and fashion icons, collaborated with foreign and domestic artists to create the exhibit.

PEACEMINUSONE, representing the current state of humanity, was split up into two parts; the first focused on G-Dragon's career and artistry and was called "Non(fiction) Museum." Costumes and sets seen in the music videos of BIGBANG and G-Dragon's solos were displayed artistically alongside other images. A ticking clock in the middle, with G-Dragon's "Coup D'Etat" altered peace sign logo, stood ominously in the middle of the room. Mirrors of varying sizes distorted reflections, matching the distorted images of G-Dragon and nude bodies that were featured in several different artworks.

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