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On May 16, participants in a group commemorating animals killed by Damien Hirst held a silent march in front of the main gate of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul\u2019s Jongno District. The march followed a press conference in which they condemned the Damien Hirst exhibition.<\/p>\n

Dressed in white shirts and carrying placards printed with chrysanthemum images, they walked quietly around the museum to protest the deaths of animals used in the exhibition. Photo provided by Lee Seul-ha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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