Tag Archives: Hong Kong
Revolutionary Art
On this day, 25 years ago, art students in Beijing, China erected the Goddess of Democracy statue at the protests in Tiananmen Square. In the days that followed government forces destroyed the statue and imprisoned protesters, leading up to the infamous June 4 massacre. Here is an excerpt from the official statement by the artists [...]
Posted in Art, Counter Culture
Tagged China. Goddess of Democracy, Hong Kong, museum, Tiananmen Square
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Pulgasari – The North Korean Godzilla
While monster movie fans are waiting with a combination of hope and dread for the release of the new Godzilla film this May, I thought I’d offer-up this strange little snack to tide us all over as we await the return of the Great One. Pulgasari is a 1985, North Korean, Godzilla-style giant monster film [...]
Posted in Cinema
Tagged 1985, bbc, Godzilla, Hong Kong, Kim Jong-il, North Korea, On the Art of the Cinema, Open Culture, Pulgasari, Pyongyang, Shin Sang-ok, South Korea, The Cinema and Directing
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