North Korean Propaganda Arts

Abstract

This article examines the appropriation of propaganda art in terms of the world art market and the utilisation of North Korean propaganda posters as a pledge of artists’ loyalty toward the communist government. Unless the propaganda art derives from a form of religious and political persuasion, the fragmentation of the Soviet Union and the end of Cold War occurs as a nostalgic moment to the liberal people of Western Europe and the United States. Collectors are willing to purchase the propaganda items to possess the authenticity of artwork and the momentum of this period in history. Therefore, the market of propaganda art will increase as the supply is circulated and the demand does not stop.