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Humor of Korea - Irony

Lee Miyeung
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Humor of Korea - Irony
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90 x 60 cm
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205-GP
Description
At the top, we see a huge ancient Korean coin with a square hole in the middle. Below it is mounted the famous painting “Lovers Under the Moon” by the legendary Korean artist of the late Joseon Dynasty – Shin Yun-bok (Hewon). The artist of the poster plays with the meaning and changes the name of the painting to “Lovers Under the Coin”. “At midnight, when the coin (moon) is dim, only the two lovers know what is in their hearts.” (text in small letters at the bottom right)