New website sheds light on “weird and wonderful” contemporary North Korean art
Specialties include classical reproductions like the Mona Lisa and surprisingly subtle works of propaganda
DPRK Artwork, modified by NK News | Images L to R: Unsigned, Chul Kun (철건), and Jo Kwang Chul (조광철). Used with permission from Ruehl Muller
Update at 16:08 KST: This article has been updated with additional input from an informed source.
Registered in February, the "DPRK Artwork" website joins similar “Western art galleries” such as Nicholas Bonner’s Koryo Studio and Pier Luigi Cecioni’s North Korean Art Gallery in offering North Korean-produced art to the world.
Update at 16:08 KST: This article has been updated with additional input from an informed source.
Registered in February, the "DPRK Artwork" website joins similar “Western art galleries” such as Nicholas Bonner’s Koryo Studio and Pier Luigi Cecioni’s North Korean Art Gallery in offering North Korean-produced art to the world.
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