Norwegian artist, director, and writer Morten Traavik stands out among the extremely cautious contemporary artists, afraid of offending anyone or getting into trouble—Traavik has made risk his profession. He organized the first-ever rock concert by a foreign band in North Korea, traveling there with the Slovenians Laibach, whose obsessive exploitation of totalitarian aesthetics greatly upset North Korean censors.

The incredible, funny, and at times terrifying, adventurous story of this tour forms the basis of a book. Created by Tråvik and the artist Valnoir, a legendary black metal album designer, it incorporates theoretical articles by Slavoj Žižek and correspondence with North Korean officials (which can be used to learn how to conduct complex negotiations), rare photographs of Laibach, spectacular propaganda posters, instructions for behavior in Pyongyang, and a sociocultural analysis of performance art.

'Days of Liberation' is a witty, thoughtful, and highly informative document that bridges the gap between the world of contemporary art and the world of big politics.