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by Philip Gowman on 11 January, 2010

in Celebs, Girls Generation, Han Ye-seul, Jeon Ji-hyun, Kim So-yong, North Korean art, Son U Yong, Twitter Tweets

Could you imagine hot Hollywood stars modeling for an air conditioner? http://bit.ly/4HCpob. Han Ye-seul & Song Seung-heon earn their fees. 11:35 PM Jan 9th from bit.ly

JamesTurnbull: @lklinks See what Londoner Bruce Haines says to understand why (is head of Korea’s largest ad agency, Cheil Worldwide) http://ow.ly/UE9k 11:47 PM Jan 9th from HootSuite [...]

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DPRK propaganda at London’s most famous bookshop

22 April 2008 DPRK

To coincide with the launch of David Heather’s book on DPRK propaganda art at the end of this month, Foyles is to be decorated with some examples of DPRK posters from David’s collection.
The book, entitled North Korean Posters, comes from Prestel Publishing, and will be launched at Foyles next week. The posters will be on [...]

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DPRK art show, part 2

6 January 2008 DPRK

Autumn in Mt Myohang – by Kang Song Ryong
Such was the quantity of good material that Mansudae sent to London last year for the exhibition at La Galleria that there wasn’t enough space to show it all. So for two weeks this month there will be an opportunity to see some of the work that [...]

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Paekho’s architectural art

24 September 2007 DPRK
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I happened to arrive at the DPRK embassy at the tail end of the afternoon, after the reception which welcomed numerous dignitaries to the exhibition of work produced by the Korea Paekho Trading Corporation. I therefore had the works to myself: it was just me, Pak Chang Sop (People’s Artist and president of the corporation), [...]

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More DPRK art in London

19 September 2007 DPRK

This is proving to a bumper year for North Korean Art in London. The exhibition in Pall Mall is just winding down, and we have yet more this week, in no less prestigious a location (albeit less central): on DPRK territory itself.
On Friday and Saturday this week there will be an exhibition of work from [...]

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Embroidery, celadon and a Juche paradise opposite the Institute of Directors

26 August 2007 DPRK: Artists Art & Culture
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The exhibition at La Galleria is entering its last two weeks. A number of the artworks that were in the gallery last time I visited are no longer there, having found good homes [1], and the opportunity has been taken to move some of the pictures around to give more prominents positions to some artists [...]

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Growing interest in DPRK art show

5 August 2007 DPRK: Artists Art & Culture
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The North Korean art exhibition in Pall Mall is gathering momentum. A small-scale re-hang has seen more propaganda posters in the window facing the Institute of Directors (above), which encourages passing traffic. The jewel painting is now hung so that pedestrians in the Royal Opera Arcade get greeted by it. The big painting of the [...]

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A North Korean coup, years in the planning

30 July 2007 DPRK: Artists Art & Culture
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Prologue
The North Korean flag stirred gently in the breeze in Pall Mall, the heart of London’s clubland, a few hundred yards from Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. An elderly gentleman pottered up the steps to the Athenaeum. The blue and red flag caught his eye, but its significance did not register.
A young woman in [...]

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Artists, Art and Culture of D. P. R. Korea

21 July 2007 DPRK: Artists Art & Culture
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By Susan Pares
For what is said to be the first time, the arts of North Korea hit the London gallery scene. North Korean contemporary art can be viewed periodically at the Korea Gallery of the British Museum, but this exhibition offers the chance for larger exposure to media and themes that are typical of North [...]

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Wide range of North Korean art on show this summer

4 June 2007 DPRK: Artists Art & Culture

David Heather, who is organising the exhibition of North Korean Art at La Galleria in Pall Mall this summer, has just emailed me images of some of the work which is being sent from the Mansudae studio in Pyongyang for the London exhibition. So here’s a flavour of what is to come:

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More news on DPRK London art exhibition

15 April 2007 DPRK: Artists Art & Culture

I’ve just received further information on the artists whose work will be on display in London this summer. It’s the top artists in the DPRK, and there should be something for everyone.
The artists are:

Jong Chang Mo (정창모) (People’s Artist, Kim Il Song Prize) – Korean Painting
Son U Yong (선우영) (People’s Artist, Kim Il Song Prize) [...]

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But is it Art?

13 December 2006 Conference reports
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Encounters with Painters in North Korea
5pm SOAS, 8 December 2006
Koen De Ceuster, Centre for Korean Studies, Leiden University

“But is it Art”?: that was the question posed by Koen De Ceuster on Friday night at SOAS, as part of the series of talks held by the Centre for Korean Studies.
The talk started from the premise that [...]

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Jane Portal: Art under control in North Korea

17 April 2006 Book reviews: Art
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(Reaction Books / British Museum Press, 2005)

An interesting, easy to read book cataloguing the different art forms in North Korea. Some of the works, particularly poster art, are on display in the Korean room in the British Museum. The book carefully avoids making judgements about the quality of the work.
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Review by Ken Vos at [...]

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