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<p><p>nuclear Bombs And Geopolitical Controversy Are Often The First Things Associated With North Korea And Its Volatile Leader Kim Jong-ii. Yet Behind The Secretive Curtain Of This Isolated Nation Also Lies A Little-known And Slowly Expanding World Of Art. <br><br><i>art Under Control In North Korea</i> Is The First Western Publication To Explore The State-controlled Role Of Art In North Korea. This Timely Volume Places North Korean Art In Its Historical, Political, And Social Contexts, With A Discussion On The State System Of Cultivating And Promoting Artists And An Examination Of The Range Of Art Produced, From Painting And Calligraphy To Architecture And Applied Art. Portal Offers An Incisive Analysis That Compares The Dictatorial Control Exerted Over Artists By North Korean Leaders To That Of Past Regimes. She Also Examines The Ways In Which Archaeology Has Been Employed For Political Ends To Legitimize The Present Regime. <br><br><i>art Under Control In North Korea</i> Is An Intriguing And Vibrant Volume That Explores The Creation Of Art Under Totalitarian Rule And The Ways Art Can Subvert A Dictatorial Regime.</p>

Author

Jane Portal; Reaktion Books

Publisher

Reaktion Books

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781861898388

Subjects

Art, History, Arts

Rating

2.89 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14