The Korea Society is pleased to present
Inside North Korea with the New York Philharmonic, an exhibition of photographs by award-winning photographer
Mark Edward Harris
that document the concert by the New York Philharmonic orchestra in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on February 26, 2008.
In his always fascinating and often stunning photographs, Harris offers
a truthful and objective perspective on this unprecedented historic
event. Encompassing both the concert itself and all the other major
activities of the nearly 300-member delegation—consisting of the
orchestra’s 106 artists, staff, accompanying patrons, VIP guests and
press corps—the exhibition captures all aspects of the New York
Philharmonic orchestra’s two-day visit to Pyongyang, the capital of the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Most notably, the photographs
afford an inside view of this previously unimaginable influx of
Americans into the reclusive country—the largest group since the days
of the Korean War over half a century ago.
The exhibition will be supplemented by Harris’ book,
Inside North Korea,
published by Chronicle Books in 2007, which features photographs from
his previous visits to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. These
photographs document life in Pyongyang but also include scenes from
along the northern border with China, the highly militarized DMZ and
the tightly controlled economic and tourist zones. The book includes
short essays, extended captions and a foreword by noted North Korea
expert Bruce Cumings. It will be available for purchase at The Korea
Society during the period of the exhibition.
Following its run at The Korea Society,
Inside North Korea with the New York Philharmonic will be available for travel to colleges, universities, galleries and non-profit institutions across America.
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