About this title: In recent times there has been much increased interest in the previously little-known Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea, where the volatile and mysterious President Kim Jong-il, following in his father's footsteps, reminds the world of the dangers of nuclear war. The Cult of Kim is the first book to be been published in the West which explores the role of art in North Korea, a role that has been based on pronouncements made by the Great Leader, Kim Il-sung and his son the Dear Leader, Kim Jong-il, about what the State expected of its artists. Jane Portal makes comparisons with those of ...
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. 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. "Art Under Control in North Korea" is the first Western publication to explore the state ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reaktion Books, London
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781861892362ISBN:1861892365
Description: 1861892365. Small 4to (7 1/2" x 10"), 192pp. Nf-. Illustrated thin black card wrappers. Colour + b/w illustrations and photos. ISBN 1861892365. read more
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