President Wen’s son, who opened a solo exhibition, received 14 million won in emergency support from the crown

Jun-yong, the eldest son of President Moon Jae-in. [연합뉴스]

President Moon Jae-in’s eldest son Jun-yong, 38, has been confirmed to have applied for ‘Emergency Art Support for Corona 19 Damage’ and received 14 million won from Seoul.

The ‘Emergency Artistic Support for Corona 19 Victims’ was prepared by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Arts and Culture Foundation to support the activities of cultural artists who were directly or indirectly affected by the new coronavirus infection. (Crown 19). Last April the application was announced.

Jun-yong requested the visual field on behalf of preparing for the exhibition. A total of 281 cases were presented in the visual field and 46 teams, including him, received support. The subsidy is a minimum of 6 million won and a maximum of 14 million won. 36 people, including Jun-yong, received 14 million won.

He is currently holding a solo exhibition ‘Beyond the Gaze, Between Somewhere’ at the Geumsan Gallery until the 23rd. Five multimedia works are exhibited here.

‘Enhanced Shadow-Outside’ for Jun-Yong Moon’s new work. [사진 금산갤러리]

Meanwhile, the news of Jun-Yong’s solo show sparked various speculation and controversy.

Hwang Dal-seong, the representative of the Geumsan Gallery, is a former student of President Moon’s primary school, and the fact that President Moon’s daughter Da-hye worked as an assistant curator there for two years was controversial. .

Regarding this, Hwang said, “There are more conservative people around me. Since the inauguration of President Moon Jae-in, the art trade has been cut off due to misunderstandings.” It was in reception status, an exhibition was scheduled to open in November, but it was only late because production was delayed.

In addition, the Garrosero Research Institute of the YouTube channel argued that “Corona’s third stage will begin only after the Moon exhibition ends,” and the Democratic Party also criticized.

Moon graduated from Konkuk University’s Department of Multimedia Visual Design in 2007 and studied abroad in Parsons, New York, USA.He has participated in international exhibitions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), as well such as exhibitions at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, the Seoul Museum of Art, the Gwangju Design Biennale and the Kumho Museum of Art.

Reporters Lee Hae-jun and Kim Hyun-ye [email protected]