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Nathalie Olah (edited
Nov 05, 2014
The North Korean embassy in the UK has held its first-ever, and possibly last, art exhibition.
Whereas most embassies in the capital are situated in the Belgravia-Knightsbridge-Kensington triangle, Pyongyang's mission is in a suburban street in Ealing, west London.
Curator David Heather convinced the embassy to host an exhibition of artwork by North Korean artists apparently inspired by British culture.
I had a dream of people queuing up around the street.
- Exhibition curator David Heather
So without further ado, here are the (apparently all male) artists, and their paintings.
- Jon Pyong Jin
- Hun Kim
- Song Jae Ho
- Hong Song Il
It's thought that the converted suburban detached property, bought for around £1.7million in 2003, was favoured as it's only 30 minutes from Heathrow Airport should embassy officials ever need to make a quick getaway.
(Pictures: AFP/Getty)
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