CLOCKWISE TOP LEFT: GABRIEL OROZCO, PING POND TABLE, 1998; MAURIZIO CATTELAN, STADIUM, 1991; HANK WILLIS THOMAS, GUERNICA, 2016; HOLLY BASS, NWBA (JORDAN) 2012; CATHERINE OPIE, DIANA, 2012; JENIFER K WOFFORD, VMD, 2024
Now on view at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in Miami, Florida is Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture. Organized by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), the exhibition explores the powerful influence of sport in our culture with an expansive presentation that includes paintings, sculptures, photographs, design objects by some of today’s most influential artists.
Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture explores the dynamic interplay between athletic performance and artistic expression. Coinciding with major international sporting events taking place in Miami — the Miami Open, the Formula 1 Grand Prix, and the FIFA World Cup — the exhibition positions PAMM as a site where global audiences converge to reflect on the cultural impact of sport.
Featuring more than 100 works by artists from around the world—including highlights from PAMM’s collection—Get in the Game demonstrates how sport has inspired both personal expression and shared cultural memory. Among the artists featured in the exhibition are Emma Amos, Ernie Barnes, Kevin Beasley, Karla Diaz, Derek Fordjour, Jeffrey Gibson, Michael Jang, Ivan Salcido, Catherine Opie, Paul Pfeiffer, Robert Pruitt, Ben Sakoguchi, William Scott, Joan Semmel, Gary Simmons, Tabitha Soren, Virgil Abloh, Álvaro Barrington, Thom Browne, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Gabriel Orozco, Grace Rosario Perkins, Paul Pfeiffer, Cheryl Pope, Ronny Quevedo, Jean Shin, Yinka Shonibare, Felandus Thames, Hank Willis Thomas, Jake Troyli, and many more!
SAM MCKINNISS, AMERIQUEST FIELD IN ARLINGTON, TX, SEPT. 3, 2006, 2022
Woven throughout Get in the Game are interactive installations and historical videos that reconsider political and cultural issues through the lens of sports, athleticism, competition, and play. Viewers will encounter artists and designers inspired by athletes advancing conversations about gender, race, and identity, as well as artworks that highlight the remarkable achievements of sports figures such as Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick, Diana Nyad, Venus Williams and Zinedine Zidane.
Upending our expectations of both museums and games, visitors can play with interactive artworks by contemporary artists such as Maurizio Cattelan’s 22-person foosball table, Stadium (1991), and Gabriel Orozco’s Ping Pond Table (1998) above, a four-way ping-pong table with a square pool in place of a net.
Get in the Game features dozens of innovative designs for sports gear, gaming, and fashion, from Formula One racecar steering wheels to a 2022 ensemble from Virgil Abloh’s final Louis Vuitton collection. Fans will appreciate the artistry and unforgettable design of Michael Johnson’s gold running shoes and Nike’s original Air Jordan basketball shoes. Reflecting the evolving field of play, the exhibition integrates inclusive designs from recent years, such as the Cheetah Xceed prosthetic running leg, developed by biomedical engineer Van Phillips, himself an amputee.
JULIE MEHRETU, STADIA I, 2004
The exhibition has been designed by fuseproject, a leading design and innovation firm led by Yves Béhar, and brings the visual and emotional exuberance of sports into a museum context and immerses visitors in the thrill of a sporting event. Get in the Game is on view through August 23, 2026.
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Photo Credits: Sam McKinniss, Ameriquest Field in Arlington, TX, Sept. 3, 2006, 2022; courtesy the Labora and Hartland Mackie Family Collection; photo: Charles Benton, courtesy David Kordansky Gallery; Gabriel Orozco, Ping Pond Table, 1998; courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery; Hank Willis Thomas, Guernica, 2016; courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York; © Hank Willis Thomas; photo: courtesy of Jack Shainman Gallery, New York; Jenifer K Wofford, VMD, 2024 (detail of preparatory rendering); commission SFMOMA; photo: courtesy the artist; © Jenifer K Wofford; Catherine Opie, Diana, 2012; courtesy the artist, Regen Projects, Los Angeles, and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, London and Seoul; © Catherine Opie; photo courtesy of the artist; Holly Bass NWBA (jordan) 2012; courtesy the artist
