K-Pop Finally Has Its Meta-Moment with the Dynamic Art of ARTMS
The K-pop market is oversaturated, but ARTMS cuts through the technicolor noise by remixing and defying lore conventions to create something drastically new.
The K-pop market is oversaturated, but ARTMS cuts through the technicolor noise by remixing and defying lore conventions to create something drastically new.
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