POLO The Sport of Kings
Photography exhibition by Mika Mori
Dec. 2 - Jan. 5, 2018
Polo is surely the world's ultimate extreme sport. Players often compare its irresistible allure to that of a drug. "You can't stop until you go bust or take a fatal fall," they say.
For the past 32 years, I have covered polo events around the world: from London and Deauville to Palm Beach. Polo is more than just a sport. It is a culture built on an intimate understanding between players and their horses. For people who love polo, it is a proud part of their heritage, cherished and handed down from generation to generation.
This exhibition presents a selection of photos taken at polo events in the USA, with a focus on the 112th U.S. Open Polo Championship in 2016. I hope these photos will convey something of the passion that players have for their sport and their horses, and give visitors to the exhibition a taste of the thrilling polo culture that courses through the open spaces of the American continent.
Polo Journalist /Photographer / Former International Committee member of the U.S. Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame.
The leading authority on polo in Japan. Publications include "Poro: Sono rekishi to seishin"[Polo: Its History and Spirit], (Asahi Shimbun, 1997) and "21-seiki supotsu daijiten"[Twenty-first Century Sports Encyclopedia] (co-author, Taishukan Shoten, 2015).
The Exhibition Committee