Jane Portal is Curator in the Oriental Antiquities Department at the British Museum, London, and is the author of Korea – Art and Archaeology (2000) and Chinese Love Poetry (2004). She has wide experience of both North and South Korea, having spent a year in both countries, and is creating a collection of contemporary North Korean art for the British Museum.

Recent articles

What does a totalitarian regime expect from its artists? Jane Portal explores the role of art in North Korea.