The sports show
Subtitle: athletics as photography, media, and spectacle
By: David E. Little [exhibition curator] with essays by Simon Critchley and Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780816679379
Subjects: Photography of sports; Mass media and sports; Exhibitions; Social aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION / General; Sports; Digital media; PHOTOGRAPHY / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
Description: "This book 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. It catalogs photography and other media exhibited at "The Sports Show" - an exhibit held at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, February 19 through May 13, 2012"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.