Art for politics' sake: South Korean protest movement seeks new directions
Article Abstract:
South Korea's minjung or people's art, which expressed opposition to the military governments that ruled the country for 30 years, faces an uncertain future now that a civilian, Kim Young Sam, has become president. Minjung art most often depicted, in terms of the Korean idea of suffering or han, the efforts of rebellious farmers and students to resist repression. The strongly political content of this art forces the Council of National Artists, a dissident artists' group, to be careful about discussing it despite the advent of civilian rule.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Making waves: South Korea's new central banker pushes reforms
Article Abstract:
South Korea's new Central Bank governor Cho Soon taught Pres Roh Tae Woo economics at Seoul National University and thus, is considered to have considerable political clout. The outspoken governor is already talking of liberal reforms in the banking industry which are shunned by more conservative bankers. He says that if the government would push through its schedule for interest-rate liberalisation that would free lending and deposit rates by 1994, it would be enough accomplishment and the start of the financial sector's deregulation.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Pain in Pusan: South Korean shoe makers are losing their edge. The cookie crumbles
- Abstracts: Don't wait until the cows come home. The new Corn Laws. They reap as they sow
- Abstracts: Good morning, Asia: US debates pains and gains of new radio service. part 2 Melting pot boils over: Los Angeles riots dramatise plight of Korean Americans