World tour exhibition marking 46th anniversary of Queen’s debut held in Seoul
- 5 years ago
퀸 데뷔 46주년 기념 월드투어 전시회, 전세계 최초 서울서 개최
Bohemian Rhapsody, the film about legendary British rock band Queen earned several oscars and received rave reviews, especially from South Korean movie goers and music lovers.
This is why, an official Queen exhibition starts in Seoul, on Sunday.
Lee Min-sun provides a glimpse of what to expect. The iconic outfit of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen is on display at the end of a corridor decorated with 400 neon signs of Queen’s lyrics.
Seoul is hosting the first stop of the official Queen exhibition world tour starting on July 7th. The city was chosen because the film Bohemian Rhapsody was hugely popular in Korea last year.
The exhibition tries to shed light on conflict, confrontation and the difficulties people face in society through Queen and Freddie Mercury's life and the messages in their music.
"Lyrics from Queen's songs deliver messages about the general difficulties we go through like issues in society and gender issues. So we tried to focus our work on that and visually portray those messages."
A group of six artists from Korea and one from the U.K. worked on the exhibition, which is composed of 10 sections themed based on the titles of Queen's hit songs.
Some sections recreate scenes from the film Bohemian Rhapsody like the room where Freddie composed music and made a phone call to his lover or a part of the Live Aid stage performance with video clips and photos in the background. Some details like cups of cola on the piano make visitors feel as if they are part of the scenes from the movie
"Our expectations of the exhibition would be that everything that brings back the Queen music and imagery and back catalog to a new audience. I know the Bohemian Rhapsody movie has already done that to some extent. And Korean people have greatly enjoyed the movie which is wonderful. And we hope that will continue and that this exhibition will help in bringing Queen to a whole new audience."
Visitors can also take a close look at the actual outfits Freddie Mercury wore for performances as well as some archived pieces like handwritten lyrics and various album designs from different countries.
The official Queen exhibition will run until October 6th at Seoul's Ara Art Center in Insadong.
Lee Min-sun Arirang News.
Bohemian Rhapsody, the film about legendary British rock band Queen earned several oscars and received rave reviews, especially from South Korean movie goers and music lovers.
This is why, an official Queen exhibition starts in Seoul, on Sunday.
Lee Min-sun provides a glimpse of what to expect. The iconic outfit of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen is on display at the end of a corridor decorated with 400 neon signs of Queen’s lyrics.
Seoul is hosting the first stop of the official Queen exhibition world tour starting on July 7th. The city was chosen because the film Bohemian Rhapsody was hugely popular in Korea last year.
The exhibition tries to shed light on conflict, confrontation and the difficulties people face in society through Queen and Freddie Mercury's life and the messages in their music.
"Lyrics from Queen's songs deliver messages about the general difficulties we go through like issues in society and gender issues. So we tried to focus our work on that and visually portray those messages."
A group of six artists from Korea and one from the U.K. worked on the exhibition, which is composed of 10 sections themed based on the titles of Queen's hit songs.
Some sections recreate scenes from the film Bohemian Rhapsody like the room where Freddie composed music and made a phone call to his lover or a part of the Live Aid stage performance with video clips and photos in the background. Some details like cups of cola on the piano make visitors feel as if they are part of the scenes from the movie
"Our expectations of the exhibition would be that everything that brings back the Queen music and imagery and back catalog to a new audience. I know the Bohemian Rhapsody movie has already done that to some extent. And Korean people have greatly enjoyed the movie which is wonderful. And we hope that will continue and that this exhibition will help in bringing Queen to a whole new audience."
Visitors can also take a close look at the actual outfits Freddie Mercury wore for performances as well as some archived pieces like handwritten lyrics and various album designs from different countries.
The official Queen exhibition will run until October 6th at Seoul's Ara Art Center in Insadong.
Lee Min-sun Arirang News.