Unimaru: The art museum between North and South Korea where the curator wears a bulletproof vest
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Art has the power to be dangerous, but Unimaru, a new exhibition space which has opened at the DMZ, or Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea, takes that to another level.
(CNN) — Art has always had the power to be dangerous. But a newly opened art museum is taking that to another level.
It's Unimaru's location that makes it unsafe. The museum rests on the DMZ, or Korean Demilitarized Zone, a no-man's-land along the 38th parallel which divides North and South Korea.
Its inaugural exhibition, entitled "2021 DMZ Art and Peace Platform," featured 34 artworks by 32 artists and opened in September 2021.
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