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London: Reaktion Books, 2005. 192 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. A good reading copy, with highlighting on a dozen pages & light edgewear to wraps. "Art Under Control in North Korea is the first publication in the West to explore the role of art in one of the world's most isolated nations. This timely publication places North Korean art in its historical, political and social contexts, discusses the state system of producing, employing, promoting and honouring artists, and examines the range of art produced, from painting and calligraphy to architecture and applied art. Jane Portal also compares the control exerted over artists by North Korean leaders to that of other absolute dictatorships, and looks at the way in which archaeology has been employed for political ends to justify the present leadership and its lineage. / Jane Portal is curator in the Oriental Antiquities department at the British Museum, London. She is the author of Korea: Art and Archaeology and Chinese Love Poetry." -…
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- Title Art Under Control in North Korea
- Author Portal, Jane
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- Pages 192
- Language ENG
- Publisher Reaktion Books, London
- Date August 15, 2005
- ISBN 9781861892362
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- Cultural Region: Asian - General
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London: Reaktion in association with The British Museum Press, 2005. 250 x 190 mm, 192 pp, 135 illustrations, 72 in colour, map, bibliographical references, index. Pictorial card covers. From the rear cover, this is 'the first publication in the West to explore the role of art in one of the world's most isolated nations. This timely publication places North Korean art in its historical, political and social contexts, discusses the state system of producing, employing, promoting and honouring artists, and examines the range of art produced, from painting and calligraphy to architecture and applied art. Jane Portal also compares the control exerted over artists by North Korean leaders to that of other absolute dictatorships, and looks at the way in which archaeology has been employed for political ends to justify the present leadership and its lineage.' The book was published to accompahy an exhibition of North Korean art at the British Museum.. First edition.. Soft cover. Very Good.
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