WEDNESDAY PICK | "The Sports Show" is in season at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

These days, it's hard to imagine a sporting event as a "casual leisure activity," what with all the pain, angst, and drama that the competition breeds. The new exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts explores just how—through television, video, and digital technology—sports became the spectacle of mass participation it is today. And believe it or not, sports is more than just eating pork rinds, drinking beer, and burping on the couch; the works of art on display at the MIA "communicate a broader social, political and cultural significance."

The Sports Show at Minneapolis Institute of Arts

02/19/2012 (All day) - 05/13/2012 (All day)

This exhibition explores the role of photography and media (television, video, and digital technology) in transforming sports from a casual leisure activity into a spectacle of mass participation.<

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