Painters of Juche Life? Art from Pyongyang

Jan Creutzenberg

doi:10.1017/S155746600800747X

Painters of Juche Life? Art from Pyongyang

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2025

Jan Creutzenberg

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Starving children, collapsing nuclear plants, a leader wearing sunglasses and a jump suit – when it comes to North Korea, the choice of imagery in the press is limited. Several coffee table books, illustrated travel accounts and even a graphic novel present impressions of empty boulevards, monumental statues, workers with a smile on their face and the colorful Arirang Mass Games.

Type: Research Article
Information: Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 6 , Issue 9 , September 2008 , e17

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