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Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction
Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Located in New York, NY

The first comprehensive survey to explore the rich and complex history of contemporary Korean art - an incredibly timely topic Starting with the armistice that divided the Korean...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Korean Film Studio, North Korea

Korean Film Studio, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pyongyang Circus, North Korea

Pyongyang Circus, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Movie Poster, Korean Film Studio, North Korea

Movie Poster, Korean Film Studio, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Japanese Movie Set, Korean Film Studio, North Korea

Japanese Movie Set, Korean Film Studio, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Restaurant, Yanggakdo Hotel, North Korea

Restaurant, Yanggakdo Hotel, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Subway Station, Pyongyang, North Korea

Subway Station, Pyongyang, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Painter, Moranbong Park, North Korea

Painter, Moranbong Park, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Spring Blossoms, Moranbong Park, North Korea

Spring Blossoms, Moranbong Park, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Bar, Kaesong Folk Hotel, North Korea

Bar, Kaesong Folk Hotel, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stalin Portrait, Party Founding Museum, North Korea

Stalin Portrait, Party Founding Museum, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Students and Their Teacher, Mangyongdae, North Korea

Students and Their Teacher, Mangyongdae, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Playing Soldier, Mangyondae Fun Fair, North Korea

Playing Soldier, Mangyondae Fun Fair, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flower Blossom Party, Morangbong Park, North Korea

Flower Blossom Party, Morangbong Park, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Li Min Gyong, Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace, North Korea

Li Min Gyong, Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Boom Box and Waitress, Ansanggakdo Restaurant, North Korea

Boom Box and Waitress, Ansanggakdo Restaurant, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Kimjongilia Display, Kim Il Sung Square, North Korea

Kimjongilia Display, Kim Il Sung Square, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Italian Contemporary Art by Fred Borghesi - North Korean Kid

Italian Contemporary Art by Fred Borghesi - North Korean Kid

By Fred Borghesi

Located in Paris, IDF

Watercolor on paper Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching between mediu...

Category

2010s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Kim Il Sung's Birthday, Kim Il Sung Square, North Korea

Kim Il Sung's Birthday, Kim Il Sung Square, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Female Army Band, Grand Monument on Mansu Hill, North Korea

Female Army Band, Grand Monument on Mansu Hill, North Korea

By Hiroshi Watanabe

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Putting aside his usual black and white palette, Hiroshi Watanabe uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North Korean culture and everyday life in "Ideology in Paradi...

Category

Early 2000s Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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North Korean Dream Sequence Project 2 Dip and Drip / Painting by Mina Cheon
North Korean Dream Sequence Project 2 Dip and Drip / Painting by Mina Cheon

North Korean Dream Sequence Project 2 Dip and Drip / Painting by Mina Cheon

By Mina Cheon

Located in New York, NY

In particular, Cheon has worked on North Korean awareness and global peace projects since 2004 and appeared to the world as a North Korean artist KIM IL SOON since 2013.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

North Korean Dream Sequence Project 2 Dip and Drip / Painting by Mina Cheon
North Korean Dream Sequence Project 2 Dip and Drip / Painting by Mina Cheon

North Korean Dream Sequence Project 2 Dip and Drip / Painting by Mina Cheon

By Mina Cheon

Located in New York, NY

In particular, Cheon has worked on North Korean awareness and global peace projects since 2004 and appeared to the world as a North Korean artist KIM IL SOON since 2013.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction
Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Located in New York, NY

The first comprehensive survey to explore the rich and complex history of contemporary Korean art - an incredibly timely topic Starting with the armistice that divided the Korean ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction
Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Located in New York, NY

The first comprehensive survey to explore the rich and complex history of contemporary Korean art - an incredibly timely topic Starting with the armistice that divided the Kor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction
Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Korean Art from 1953 Collision, Innovation, Interaction

Located in New York, NY

The first comprehensive survey to explore the rich and complex history of contemporary Korean art - an incredibly timely topic Starting with the armistice that divided the K...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Signed Martin Parr "Pyongyang, North Korea" Magnum Print, 1997
Signed Martin Parr "Pyongyang, North Korea" Magnum Print, 1997

Signed Martin Parr "Pyongyang, North Korea" Magnum Print, 1997

By Martin Parr

Located in London, GB

The accompanying text by the artist reads: “North Korea is maybe the most surreal country on Earth.

Category

Late 20th Century British Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Printed in North Korea The Art of Everyday Life in the DPRK
Printed in North Korea The Art of Everyday Life in the DPRK

Printed in North Korea The Art of Everyday Life in the DPRK

Located in New York, NY

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 1...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Large Painting by Mi Son Kim 'Korean American'
Large Painting by Mi Son Kim 'Korean American'

Large Painting by Mi Son Kim 'Korean American'

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H 56.5 in W 52.25 in D 2.5 in

Large Painting by Mi Son Kim 'Korean American'

Located in Dallas, TX

Wax, oil, paper and varnish on canvas. Dated 1994. Framed.

Category

20th Century North American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Paint

In Stock in Los Angeles, Printed in North Korea by Nicholas Bonner, Phaidon
In Stock in Los Angeles, Printed in North Korea by Nicholas Bonner, Phaidon

In Stock in Los Angeles, Printed in North Korea by Nicholas Bonner, Phaidon

By Phaidon

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Printed in North Korea: The Art of Everyday Life in the DPRK by Nicholas Bonner Never-before-seen North Korea - a rare glimpse into the country behind the politics and the creativ...

Category

2010s American Modern Books

Materials

Paper

North Korean Blue & White Jar
North Korean Blue & White Jar

North Korean Blue & White Jar

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H 29.5 in W 19 in D 19 in

North Korean Blue & White Jar

Located in San Francisco, CA

Unusual North Korean blue and white jar was used to store rice. Large hand painted fish symbolizes prosperity and good fortune. Chosun dynasty, circa 1900s.    

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Antique Early 1900s North Korean Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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