Furore in South Korea after college art competition asks entrants to ‘depict pilot’s face before crash’


SEOUL: A South Korean university on July 26 was embroiled in controversy over its recent art competition for high school students, in which one of the topics asked candidates to “depict the face of a pilot just before a crash”.

The University of Suwon held the competition on July 19 to 20, with participating students asked to choose one of two topics for their art piece. This included the crashing pilot, which was chosen by 39 participants.

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