High jumper Clarke Mallery, circa 1939, as seen in "The Sports Show" at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Despite its intellectual rigor, the exhibit also offers moments of pure eye candy--a ski jumper soaring at Wrigley Field, a boxing ref with blood splashed all over his shirt, and Andy Warhol shots of Wayne Gretzky, Pel and Jack Nicklaus.
I wished the exhibit had included more text with the pictures to illuminate their backstories and convey their deeper messages. But part of the fun, I'll admit, was trying to figure it all out. "The Sports Show" is a workout for the mind. Three cheers. Who ever said sports was a cinch?