The week-long exhibition that ended on Wednesday drew thousands of visitors, some of who were left aghast at the sight of the leader of the South's top ally killed -- albeit in art -- by the leader of its wayward northern neighbour.
"Some people angrily told to my face 'artists like you are jeopardizing our ties with the US and national security,' while some others, apparently not Trump fans, said this piece gave them catharsis," Lim said.
The installation -- also a metaphor for international politics driven by money and capitalism -- will be showcased elsewhere in the South and abroad next year, he added.
Seoul houswewife Song Min-kyoung saw the artwork as a metaphor for "high-profile political flirting" between the two mercurial leaders who may face a vastly different future.
"Politicians -- including Trump -- come and go in a democratic country, but Kim Jong Un is a dictator who can stay in power forever," the 42-year-old told AFP.
"So who knows maybe the reality may turn out to be just like this, with Trump gone yet Kim still firmly in power?"
