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|year=2012 | |year=2012 | ||
|region=Asia | |region=Asia | ||
|artist=Lee Ha | |artist=Lee Ha | ||
|subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion | |subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ||
|confronting_bodies=South Korea | |confronting_bodies=South Korea | ||
|date_of_action=2012-2013 | |date_of_action=2012-2013 | ||
|location=Seoul, South Korea | |location=Seoul, South Korea | ||
|description_of_content=Artist Lee Ha creates satirical pop-art posters featuring political figures and posts them in downtown Seoul, most notably his caricature of Chun Doo-hwan, former South Korean president. Chun Doo-hwan is holding a check for 290,000 won while in handcuffs. | |description_of_content=Artist Lee Ha creates satirical pop-art posters featuring political figures and posts them in downtown Seoul, most notably his caricature of Chun Doo-hwan, former South Korean president. Chun Doo-hwan is holding a check for 290,000 won while in handcuffs. | ||
|description_of_incident=Lee Ha was arrested for posting this caricature of Chun Doo-hwan and was fined 100,000 won for "posting an illegal flyer." In response, Ha refused to pay the fines as he "did nothing wrong" and has since filed his own case against prosecutors. | |description_of_incident=Lee Ha was arrested for posting this caricature of Chun Doo-hwan and was fined 100,000 won for "posting an illegal flyer." In response, Ha refused to pay the fines as he "did nothing wrong" and has since filed his own case against prosecutors. | ||
|description_of_result=Lee Ha has continued making his satirical pop-art posters, despite attracting the attention of South Korean police. | |description_of_result=Lee Ha has continued making his satirical pop-art posters, despite attracting the attention of South Korean police. | ||
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|source=http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2013/05/30/pop-artist-challenges-censorship/ | |source=http://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2013/05/30/pop-artist-challenges-censorship/ | ||
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[http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_entertainment/534903.html Renegade artist lampoons dictators in street art, May.28,2012] | |||
[http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/07/116_193000.html Top court convicts pop artist over satirical poster, 2015-12-11] | |||