{"id":1985274,"date":"2023-07-28T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-unveils-art-exhibit-for-countrys-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:15:08","slug":"north-korea-unveils-art-exhibit-for-countrys-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-unveils-art-exhibit-for-countrys-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea showcases art exhibit for national anniversary."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-unveils-art-exhibit-for-countrys-anniversary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1985274&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this\u2064 photo taken in Pyongyang on\u200d July 19, 2023, people visit the National Photo Exhibition, which was opened at\u200d the People\u2019s \u2062Palace of Culture to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, which the country celebrates \u200das the \u2063day of \u201cVictory in the Fatherland Liberation War. (Photo by KIM Won Jin \/ AFP) (Photo\u2062 by KIM WON \u2064JIN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/shawntel-smith-hill\">Shawntel Smith-Hill<\/a><br \/>1:08 PM \u2013 Friday, July 28, \u200d2023<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-unveils-art-exhibit-for-countrys-anniversary\/\" title=\"North Korea showcases art exhibit for national anniversary.\">newly opened state-run art exhibit unveiled<\/a> its first paintings of the\u200b country\u2019s leader, after lifting a\u2062 rule that previously prohibited artists from depicting him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The propaganda pieces are on display at the Okryu Exhibition House in the country\u2019s capital, Pyongyang. All\u2062 of the unusual pieces display some unconventional and fantastical portrayal of the dictator, with some of the art\u2063 depicting him visiting schools for orphans and \u2062riding a horse atop Mount Paektu, North\u2063 Korea\u2019s tallest peak.<\/p>\n<p>The catalog of paintings is a part of a larger exhibit celebrating North\u2064 Korea\u2019s 70<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of the\u2064 \u201cvictory in the \u2064Fatherland Liberation War,\u201d\u2064 which, according to the state-run \u200bKorean\u200d Central News Agency (KCNA), is a name commonly used\u2064 in the country to remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/milestone-documents\/armistice-agreement-restoration-south-korean-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Korean Armistice Agreement<\/a> that put an \u200dend to the Korean War in 1953.<\/p>\n<p>At least eight \u2062paintings of the supreme leader depicted him in \u2064a flattering light and\u200d were reportedly the first ever portraits to be officially approved\u200d by Kim himself. The exhibit also featured paintings \u2064of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.<\/p>\n<p>The KCNA described the paintings as depicting \u201cone victory\u200d after another in the confrontation\u2062 with imperialism and the U.S. that \u2063have lasted for centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The North\u2064 Korean leader has reportedly \u2063also commissioned three murals of himself, which will be on \u2063public display.<\/p>\n<p>Notable officials from Russia\u200c were also present among those \u200battending\u200c the country\u2019s Victory Day celebration. North Korean state media reported on Thursday that Russia\u2019s\u2064 defense minister accompanied Kim to a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-jong-un-shows-off-ballistic-missiles-to-russian-defense-minister\/\" title=\"Kim Jong Un flaunts ballistic missiles to Russian Defense Minister.\">defense exhibition<\/a> that featured the country\u2019s arsenal of illegal intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), in a move that\u2064 strengthens ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dRussian minister, Sergei \u2062Shoigu, \u200dand a Chinese delegation led \u200cby a Communist Party Politburo member\u200b came to North \u200cKorea this week to commemorate the 70<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of the end\u2062 of the Korean War, known as \u201cVictory Day\u201d in North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006, the United Nations Security Council has adopted\u200c nine major sanctions resolutions against North Korea, which both \u2063China and \u200dRussia supported.<\/p>\n<p>Shoigu was the first Russian to visit North \u200dKorea \u200dsince\u200b the Soviet\u200c Union split in 1991.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201c(Kim) expressed his\u200c views on the issues \u2062of mutual concern in the struggle \u2064to safeguard the sovereignty, development and interests of the two countries \u200cfrom the high-handed and arbitrary practices of the imperialists and to realize international \u200djustice and\u2062 peace,\u201d North Korean media said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Li Hongzhong, \u2064a Chinese Communist Party Politburo member, also met with \u200bthe North Korean\u2063 leader, delivering a letter from Chinese \u2064President Xi Jinping, the KCNA reported.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200dto White House national security spokesman John Kirby, Russia\u2019s overtures to North Korea come at a\u200d time when \u200cthe \u2063Kremlin is struggling to obtain armaments.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been no secret \u2026 Mr Putin is reaching\u200d out to \u2062other countries for\u200c help and support\u2064 in\u2062 fighting his war \u2063in Ukraine. And that includes, we know, some outreach to \u2063(North Korea),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The appearance of officials\u2063 from\u2063 China and \u200dRussia appears\u200c to be a show of solidarity between\u2062 the three countries,\u200d which in\u2063 the past \u200dyears, have had a steadily degrading relationship with the United States, slowly revitalizing what some analysts see as their Cold War-era coalition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China &#038; Russia have been invited by North Korea to attend the Victory\u200c Day event on 27 July. Both are North \u2063Korea \u200dmost important allies &#038; hope that this \u200cvisit will contribute to the\u200d strengthening of these 3 countries military ties for the sake of regional peace &#038; stability. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hv1yhyVThK\">pic.twitter.com\/hv1yhyVThK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GUMOHONG \u6c38\u8fdc\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba (@GMOPG62) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMOPG62\/status\/1683844760455479296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly \u200dto your inbox for free. 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