Juche incorporates the historical materialist ideas of Marxism–Leninism but also strongly emphasizes the individual, the nation state, and national sovereignty. Juche posits that a …

May 10, 2022 · Juche Realism creates an imaginary “alternative reality”, one whose goal, as the art historian Min-Kyung Yoon puts it, is the “visualization of an emotional truth that conveys …

Juche art theorists in North Korea divide world art history into two kinds: "peoples' art", reflecting the needs of the masses, and "reactionary art", reflecting the ideology of the...

Juche displays North Korea's cultural distinctiveness as it is the origin and sole adopter of the ideology. [1] Art in North Korea is primarily didactic, where cultural expression serves as an …

Mar 1, 2020 · Informed by North Korean theoretical writings on art and art reviews, this article examines how history is visually mobilized in three paintings created in 1985 and 2000 through …

On the Juche Idea (Korean: 주체 사상에 대하여; MR: Chuch'e sasang'e taehayŏ) is a treatise attributed to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the North Korean Juche ideology. It is …

It is because the heyday of Juche-oriented arts created in the 1970s is the priceless treasure made by the unusual wisdom and great devotion of the Chairman.

Large ink drawings, many of them in color, show mostly landscapes, animals or plants: Torrents, canyons, mountain lakes, cherry blossoms, eagles and a swarm of shrimps. In fact, these light …

Four sections detail the dynamic arts of cinema, opera, music, dance and acrobatics, while a fifth section examines the still arts of painting, prints, sculpture and architecture. Many aesthetic …

In the PRC, Mao Zedong saw art as a weapon for the people. Elsewhere in the world, ‘traditional’ art genres are continually reinvented to recuperate, create or enhance national unity: the …