Written by Bionic

The Glorg Gallery was a pop-up art gallery that premiered on March 14, 2026, in Hollywood, California. I believe this is a prime example of modern art surpassing traditional museums and months-long exhibitions that immerse the viewer in the artwork. It created a sense of ambition and urgency within its target audience that hadn’t been seen before. Though the host had previously organized pop-up events before, none were to the extent of this shared identity. This exhibition was a demonstration of dismantling barriers while creating a superficial facade that masquerades as contemporary art. The Glorg Gallery exhibited various media, including paintings, sculptures, live performances, and a surprising amount of medievalism. Further expressing the wide array of people, styles, and interests within this circle known as “Wubcubs”. As an attendee, I witnessed many people breaking their own boundaries and engaging with the art in ways they hadn’t before in a space of their own making.

Who started all this?

Streamer PaymoneyWubby spoke about this idea long ago and manifested it into reality. This idea was brought up randomly during a stream so long ago that I can’t even remember the context. At the time, it wasn’t clear if this was a real idea or just one he thought of at the top of his head, but what was clear was that he was the man who could do it. PaymoneyWubby, also known as Wubby/Denis, has a history of hosting these community events, such as his satire comedy show published on his PaymoneyWubby Highlight channel on YouTube and “Wubb-ees”, a ’90s-inspired pop-up hot dog fast food restaurant that released my favorite merch drop to this day. Aside from that, Wubby is known for the extravagant shows he’s debuted on his various channels. His most iconic one, as he’s hosted a few throughout his streaming career, is The Price is Scuffed, a low-budget parody of The Price is Right. From having his community members participate and win gift cards and gaming consoles to rising in popularity and having streamers perform and participate in a high-production set.
PaymoneyWubby isn’t just an ordinary streamer who sits at his desk for hours on end. No, Wubby is a streamer with ambitions for live entertainment and a love for game shows. Odd Jobs is a representation of that. I would describe his content as organized chaos with inspiration. Blending his chaotic humor and ideas, and honing them into a competition format. Odd Jobs challenges contestants to complete a variety of tasks with freedom of expression, similar to Task Master. Now, looking at his most recent production, known as 24 Hour Tag, the audience witnessed his highest budget production thus far, which still held his sense of charm. Inspired by a Japanese game show, Wubby organized a 24-hour stream that handled the intensity of being locked in a school gym with no way of knowing what could come next. As the stream went on, the contestants had to endure a variety of challenges, chases, and unexpected psychological damage. Of course, that may be an over exaggeration, but I would personally crash out if I worked hours on a puzzle only for a chaser to steal pieces, removing any hope it would be completed.
This is not to say that this is the only production he’s done throughout the years. Wanting to do bigger productions in the future means taking on smaller ones first. Using his stream format, he hosts games like: The Weakest Link, community talent shows, cook-offs, short film competitions, spelling bees, and many more, sometimes collaborating with other creators. Besides his live events, Wubby has created “Investigating The Most Haunted House in America” and “Half Suit” on his aforementioned highlight channel. For all we know, he may be producing something as we speak 😮. Though he may say the opposite, PaymoneyWubby does not slack on his content and continues to entertain in whatever he makes.

The Event

An announcement was sent out to all who RSVP’d that the line would begin to form about an hour in advance. Once I arrived, I realized how early I should’ve gone because my spot resulted in being more than halfway down the block. As people continued to arrive, the girl in front of me complimented me on my appearance while she was wearing a far more stunning dress. She wanted to showcase how fancy and casual this event was, whilst being subtle with her attire that referred to the man himself. Looking down the line, there was a mix of all kinds of styles. From LA street wear to old-fashioned gowns, with someone even wearing a top hat and holding an umbrella to block out the sun. Pretty quickly, I started to gather that people here were very friendly, with one guy handing out water to people down the line and another checking up on others and handing out sunscreen.

Finally, the line started moving. The exhibit was very spacious and gave a spotlight to all the artists whose pieces had been accepted. Once you walk in, your eyes would immediately be drawn to a portrait made with concentric circles, which seemed inspired by Chuck Close’s oil portraits. A group formed, staring at it, seeing many shades of the same color be used so strategically. Turning around, you’d get a sense of whiplash as you saw many variations of Philadelphia cream cheese. A somewhat recent addition to our culture. A representation best described as mistaken identity. Though some pieces drew towards the ideal, others used repetition to insist on what it truly is. Using a duotone and monochromatic style popularized by Andy Warhol, the carton box outside persists in showing its true form even if it is camouflaging its colors to blend into the spectator’s expectations.
Visually pleasing and inspired art continued to present itself. What felt like a random corner actually presented a replica of the famous 24 Hour Tag. Not on a stool but floating on planks on the wall, demonstrating the host’s versatility in this new environment. Whilst inspecting a piece called “Vermin,” I noticed an attendee reach down to grab the speaker I hadn’t noticed before, and realized it was the known figure HamNCheddar. I slowly pieced together that something was about to happen, so I sprinted towards the crowd forming. A replication of Yoko Ono’s vocal performance strikes deep into the crowd. Though some laughed, others understood the core of this performance was not only a reference to its well-known controversy but also its extreme expressive nature. Her performance occupied the space that filled the whole exhibit and condensed our attention towards her, expressing that one loud voice can bring us together, referring to Denis being the voice that grabs our attention.
The performance ended, and we had all dispersed, landing me at a different section where one sculpture caught my eye. Known as “WUBBY UNIT 58”, a detailed Mech that took on the iconic colors and a unique build that strikes fear into all who choose to oppose it. On the opposite end, you get presented with “Saint Denise,” a portrait portraying the female representation of Denis. The drawing contains many references that any long-time viewer can explain. The foreground presents offerings such as a Canes meal, a Costco hotdog, and a Philadelphia cream cheese. While the background is all who worship her. The most well-known figure is Lord Farquad, referencing a time when he would randomly present a picture of Farquad to confuse his chat, as they expected something else. Similarly, Coconut Mall is a Mario Kart map that would play as a sort of stun grenade he threw at chat that would audibly be repulsive. The other figures include: The prophet, Wubby bird, Bruce the shark, half-suit, Cheeto, Moistcr1tikal, and the man himself, PaymoneyWubby. All praying towards Saint Denise, portrayed as a mother-like figure, as she holds HP OfficeJet Pro 6978 Wireless All-In-One Instant Ink Ready Printer in her arms.

Another fascinating variation of the host was “La Marotte De Le’Homme Vert,” which came with its own history, stating “Court Jesters would make caricatures of themselves to use as puppets, riffing with their ‘tiny me’ to the delight of royalty,” expressing how he entertains us as if he were a jester of our time. Near that was a relic before my time. “The Fountain” is best described in its description, stating,
“This artwork memorializes Pikmin lost on Oct. 28th, 2020. Pikmin have been historically oppressed by those who control them for war and resource gathering efforts due to their versatility. This artwork encourages the viewer, consider the impact of oppression on native species through a deeper lens.” created by Mystic_Heuristic. This piece was not only beautiful, but it gave a tie to the gallery itself. “Glorg”, referring to “Glorg moments”, is a common term used when there has been a foolish or significant failure. This piece represented the death of many pikmin, which many refer to as “The great pikmin massacre of 2020,” but the beauty truly lies in the simplicity of its time. Though gaming has always been a part of his content, some of his choices were based on nostalgia, sharing a part of himself with, at the time, a small audience.
We have moved beyond those days of silly gaming fails to making the most of what a failure could look like and presenting it on the big screen, as demonstrated by The Price Is Scuffed. Unfortunately, the Glorg Gallery had stumbled across a bit of a Glorg moment itself. From recent accounts, it was alleged that the gallery had to be shut down early despite its large traction, cutting off and kicking out more attendees and possibly live performances. Of course, I haven’t discussed all the art, but luckily, this transcended beyond just the exhibit and became a way to give recognition to all those who submitted. Following the Youtube link you will find the auction presenting
https://youtu.be/OVMUyG7Bp2k?si=XIBTj7blCRZ9xS4N

What was this for?

Throughout the years, there has been a lot of art showcased in various forms. Rather, from PO box streams that consist of a mix of people making gifts using their talents, to someone creating a functional (to an extent) “Free Car Candy” costume for a Halloween costume contest. Aside from those, there have been many stream bus background contests, subscription thumbnails, and even a community-made, “Oh, no! Wubby has lost his body! Please draw him a new one!” competition that stretched out farther into the submitting pool. You get to witness people from various timelines, based on the niche reference they spotlighted. This makes almost every submission feel like a hit of nostalgia.
So now, what if we make it a live event?

This is what I was excited for: who submits, what gets in, and who are the people who go? And of course, you’d also see the man himself.

What worried me a little bit was knowing he was in a Mr.Beast video, and I was thinking,
What if it’s one of those where you have to stay in a box for a million dollars? Would this mean he made a pre-recorded video for us, to give a sort of ‘James Bond’ agent lost in a mission type vibe?
I started to doubt his attendance, but was still excited to see the artist and community. Once I was there, I met a few friendly individuals on the line with me. After a while of looking around, I was ready to seek out the attending artists.
One of the first artists I came across refers to herself as Bigtiddierat. She radiated a bunch of positive energy and invited us to a bar where some were planning to go after. She created the “Trials and Tribulations of the Oregon Trail” vintage book and spoke about becoming a watcher around 2019 due to her ex-partner. She too came to the event to see the community and shimmy around. After asking what she enjoys about the community, she explains how she considers it a safe place away from everything. She feels as though everyone is very open and understanding, which makes it feel very inviting and gives her a time and a place where she can just be watching the green man yap for hours or have a small watch party.
I came across this idea a lot, the idea that he is a space away from what our personal life is, away from all that is going on around us. Toby, the creator of “What if the birds aren’t hungry?” says that he has become a “VOD boy” ever since content became a bit difficult to follow. He remembers enjoying the stream when Wubby decided to get parrots to gamble for him. As a parrot owner, he had more insight into everything that went on in that stream and decided to paint the strange and unhinged nature of what that stream was while commemorating his very own pets.
Unfortunately, I actually didn’t meet many artists, but luckily, I was able to talk to one more before everyone was kicked out. JamJingles, who created “Tiny Eyes,” said something that felt very relevant to me and my time there, stating,
“A lot of people tend to feel a bit distant and disconnected from people. How often do you truly get to see somebody who can see you?”
This aligned with the description of the painting. Feeling as though their painting was a bit of a “shit post” compared to everyone else’s, Jingles was still happy to have been there and met other members. They were excited to see everything that happened and experience it in a gallery setting. This was an exciting time for everyone, especially the members who didn’t submit.

While trying to question some artists, I came across many people who just wanted to be part of the show. Doing so, I learned about where people were in their lives when they started watching him and what the weekly stream meant to them. I received a very direct response like “I started watching him because he was hot, I mean, look at him,” which was so unexpected I couldn’t help but chuckle. Other members had their viewership starting with the Wednesday “Sims” streams. Some claim that it wouldn’t have been something they’d watch if it wasn’t for him, which was something I could relate to. With such a diverse community, I never found the same kind of person twice. I gained something unexpected and valuable that I’d be happy to go to again if there were another event with this kind of crowd. There was a friendly nature among everyone, and the diverse expressions from people in his viewer base were enlightening. I left knowing that many of us see his content as a place away from the world to make us laugh and have fun while not taking things too seriously. Even in a platform that wants more individual viewership, many people here have watch parties with others to experience more of the community that already shows up to chat, Reddit, and on Discord. This experience showed me just how similar my thoughts are to other viewers. I didn’t just get some answers from community members, but I entered a friendly environment where everyone was willing to talk about the green man with excitement and joy.

What did I get from this?

Before the idea of a gallery was presented, I planned to submit digital art for a subscription thumbnail competition. Not to imply that only digital art could enter, but since that’s all I saw, I never submitted since I felt the need to conform to a medium I don’t participate in. Finally, when the announcement came, it became real to me that it didn’t have to be digital art. Galleries are both physical and visual, with the luxury of showcasing a performance, making it more of an experience than anything.
Motivated to present a piece, I dug into what spoke to me. Originally planning to do a mirror painting where the viewer would be able to fit their face in the green man’s suit. It felt easy and could also be portrayed as meaningful. “We see ourselves in him through comedy and interest, we are the green man too,” I thought, but it felt too simplistic. I am an English major, the curtains aren’t just blue!! Then I realized that “💩➡️🍷” was my bio for one of my socials. This was a reference to the infamous #NFTURD arc, where chat agreed about the absurdity of NFTs having a come-up. This led to an auction for a video of the Green Man’s “bathroom set,” which was known for being blown up during a gauntlet. I remember watching that stream, counting down to the seconds before that 100K bid was made official, and it kind of felt like New Year’s.
“Turn poop into wine” showed me that anything can sell as long as there is someone to buy it. Though it wasn’t anything inspiring at the time, I’ve currently taken a new outlook on life that has made this quote more relevant. How something so animalistic and raw can be turned into something greater, something so different from what it was originally. I felt inspired to enter with an outlandish idea of making it real. The overall art piece was to make poop-shaped bath bombs that explode into a wine-colored purple. My spare time was used to figure out the right formula that had the outside look like poop brown, yet had the purple inside be more overpowering. Towards the end, I decided to add some digital art of Pope Wubby giving grace on the wine glass. Upsettingly, due to my location, shipping to a PO box and taking longer than it should have to figure out the recipe, I was not able to make the deadline. The flight and plan were already set, so even if I didn’t get to see my artwork on display, I was still looking forward to this trip. Moreover, I was excited to stretch out my writing range. Though I prefer creative writing, I hold an appreciation for writing in general, as it’s a form of documentation in our world. With that said, I wanted to document the art and its artist. Oddly enough, I never planned to interview any of the hosts or well-known moderators. I ended up having an awkward moment with almost everyone from the crew as I was trying to cool my nerves and find something to get out.
The question that I decided to ask was, “ If you could say anything to the community, or in general, what would it be?”
I wasn’t expecting anything profound, I mean, hey, right next to us was a painting with a colleague of Philadelphia cream cheese. The silliest answer came from TT and Ham after talking about their path to getting here. TT spoke about the company he started based on the system he had to make for IRL streams during his time as head and main moderator. Ham brought up how he came from New York, as I did, and quickly whiplashed on why we came all the way here “for this”. I laughed, but his story was inspiring.
Two very different people came from one place or another, and somewhere down the road, they both landed in the same location. TT’s knowledge of computers and setups allowed him to be remote and find a focus outside of the stream, while Ham always had a focus on events and production, and moved out to be more hands-on as everything was building. Now facing the community, TT says,  “Stay Crinkly,” while Ham says, “Fortnite balls – I’m gay,” both shouting out to all the frogs who are reading. I chuckled at their answers in real time, but it does bring me back to everything that has brought us here.
PaymoneyWubby has had a long career, but he always comes back to streaming. His YouTube videos were the reason I started watching him, but his charisma and insanely funny/random clips after his outro, “I’m live right now – look at all the great content you’re missing out on,” made me start watching. Even till this day, I can remember my first stream was walking in on him trying to fit into an inflatable gimp suit, which was never relevant because he wasn’t able to get in it. I can’t remember the first video that hooked me, but I do like knowing the very day I began to be a viewer. During a time of mandatory isolation, I found his content to be a break from everything, just like many others. Now, being able to have met him and asked what he would say if he could say anything, I found his words meaningful in their simplicity. He started by saying he really didn’t know and didn’t have anything profound to say, but continued with,
“Be kind…laugh more, lighten up, that’s where I’m at, I don’t know that’s how I’m feeling right now.”
It didn’t contain any big words or a metaphor that can be interpreted from different angles, but just a simple message. With where everything is right now or not, I believe that will always be a good message. I believe that is why this experience was truly one that I wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on, even though it was one that was short-lived. Conversing, laughing, and eating tacos with random people who all watch the same guy felt very homey, even with my nerves running. What I experienced was more than kindness, but a community willing to reach out a hand and let them know they are accepted here. We are the crowd that watches the green man and cheers every Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and sometimes Mondays, but also Tuesdays and Thursdays if you watch KICK. To those I spoke to, I hope I made a good impression, and for those who are just reading, I hope you guys enjoyed it.
To everyone else – didn’t ask.