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Printed in North Korea : the art of everyday life in the DPRK / Nicholas Bonner ; with Simon Cockerell & James Banfill.

By: Bonner, Nicholas [author.]Contributor(s): Cockerell, Simon [author.] | Banfill, James [author.]Publisher: London : Phaidon Press Limited, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 239 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 x 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 022331421ISBN: 9780714879239; 0714879231Uniform titles: Printed in North Korea (Compilation) Subject(s): Prints, Korean -- Korea (North) | Propaganda, North Korean -- Pictorial works | Political posters, Korean | Art and Design | Political posters, Korean | Prints, Korean | Propaganda, North Korean | Art and Design | Korea (North)Genre/Form: Pictorial works.DDC classification: 741.67409519 LOC classification: NE773.7 | .B66 2019
Contents:
From the prosaic to the poetic -- The making of a North Korean artist -- Printed in North Korea -- Chop marks.
Summary: This incredible collection of prints dating from the 1950s to the twenty-first century is the only one of its kind in or outside North Korea. Depicting the everyday lives of the country's train conductors, steelworkers, weavers, farmers, scientists, and fishermen, these unique lino-cut and woodblock prints are a fascinating way to explore the culture of this still virtually unknown country. Together, they are an unparalleled testament to the talent of North Korea's artists and the unique social, cultural, and political conditions in which they work.
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Never-before-seen North Korea - a rare glimpse into the country behind the politics and the creativity behind the propaganda

This incredible collection of prints dating from the 1950s to the twenty-first century is the only one of its kind in or outside North Korea. Depicting the everyday lives of the country's train conductors, steelworkers, weavers, farmers, scientists, and fishermen, these unique lino-cut and woodblock prints are a fascinating way to explore the culture of this still virtually unknown country. Together, they are an unparalleled testament to the talent of North Korea's artists and the unique social, cultural, and political conditions in which they work.

Includes index.

From the prosaic to the poetic -- The making of a North Korean artist -- Printed in North Korea -- Chop marks.

This incredible collection of prints dating from the 1950s to the twenty-first century is the only one of its kind in or outside North Korea. Depicting the everyday lives of the country's train conductors, steelworkers, weavers, farmers, scientists, and fishermen, these unique lino-cut and woodblock prints are a fascinating way to explore the culture of this still virtually unknown country. Together, they are an unparalleled testament to the talent of North Korea's artists and the unique social, cultural, and political conditions in which they work.

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