Despite isolation, the citizens of North Korea should not do without the enjoyment of the visual arts. An exhibition is currently showing selected national works in the capital Pyongyang; the state news agency KCNA showed these pictures from the opening on Thursday. The occasion is the 30th anniversary of the publication of the work “On Art” by the late leader Kim Jong Il. And so, on closer inspection, the choice of motif turns out to be a bit monothematic: Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un. In addition, soldiers and heroic workers made it into the selection. A visitor to the exhibition. “I think the painting ‘The defenders of the fortress’ is a painting that shows the power of the army and people protecting the fortress from the enemy.” The so-called Chuch’e ideology is part of the personality cult around the ruling Kim family. Hundreds of works of art were exhibited, including Korean oil paintings, sculptures, and handicrafts, according to KCNA.
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