--- product_id: 50280765 title: "Kim Jong Il Looking at Things" price: "฿3614" currency: THB in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/50280765-kim-jong-il-looking-at-things store_origin: TH region: Thailand --- # Insightful essay included Iconic photo series Viral meme culture Kim Jong Il Looking at Things **Price:** ฿3614 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📸 Elevate your coffee table with the viral art of Kim Jong Il’s gaze! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Kim Jong Il Looking at Things - **How much does it cost?** ฿3614 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.th](https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/50280765-kim-jong-il-looking-at-things) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Iconic Visual Archive:** A curated collection of Kim Jong Il’s most captivating 'looking at things' moments, perfect for sparking conversation. - • **Thought-Provoking Essay:** Includes Marco Bohr’s analytical essay that deepens your understanding of image culture and online virality. - • **Cultural Meme Phenomenon:** Explore how propaganda images evolved into viral internet memes, blending art and social commentary. - • **Collector’s Edition Quality:** Published by Jean Boite Editions, part of the FOLLOW ME series, ideal for art lovers and trend-savvy collectors. - • **Perfect Coffee Table Conversation Starter:** A sublimely silly and stylish book guaranteed to be the first pick for guests, elevating your living space. ## Overview Kim Jong Il Looking at Things is a unique photographic book by Jean Boite Editions featuring a viral series of images capturing North Korea’s leader in candid moments. Accompanied by a critical essay, it blends art, meme culture, and propaganda analysis, making it a must-have for collectors and conversation starters alike. ## Description Kim Jong Il Looking at Things is one of the most followed, shared and imitated monothematic Tumblr in recent years. Uninterrupted series of photographs of North Korea's Dear Leader looking at things, this series fascinates with its formal rigor and intensity. Without removing these photographs their primary function - to raise Kim Jong Il to an iconic rank - this series forces a shift in the purpose of propaganda. The icon changes to taxonomy, the viewer is being watched, and the meaning of this images breaks away. Accompanied by an essay by Marco Bohr entitled Looking at Kim Jong Il Looking at Things, the book reveals the springs of our fascination for these accumulated images on the Internet - these memes - analyzing how a series of apparently innocent photographs become viral and attractive. By publishing Kim Jong Il Looking at Things in the collection FOLLOW ME, Collecting Images Today, JBE Books continues to highlight another art scene, which establishes the online collector as a creator, and the ephemeral in the perennial. Review: Love it - This made such a good Christmas gift for my partner. We’ve had a good laugh looking in this book and it is a great addition to our coffee table! Review: Perfect coffee table read - I guarantee this is the book anyone visiting your house will reach for. It’s sublimely silly. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 307,532 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 222 in Individual Artist Books 848 in Photography Collections & Exhibitions 1,024 in Individual Artist Monographs | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 48 Reviews | ## Images ![Kim Jong Il Looking at Things - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71PgYG10nxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love it *by V***Y on 19 November 2024* This made such a good Christmas gift for my partner. We’ve had a good laugh looking in this book and it is a great addition to our coffee table! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect coffee table read *by M***D on 21 May 2024* I guarantee this is the book anyone visiting your house will reach for. It’s sublimely silly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing *by M***S on 14 June 2014* A fascinating collection of images, amazing. It is well printed and produced, if you like pictures of people looking at things or obscure photo books this is the book for you. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/50280765-kim-jong-il-looking-at-things](https://www.desertcart.co.th/products/50280765-kim-jong-il-looking-at-things) --- *Product available on Desertcart Thailand* *Store origin: TH* *Last updated: 2026-08-19*