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Thursday, October 11, 2012

"The Rules of Basketball" currently on display at The Blanton Museum of Art

"The Rules of Basketball"
 
 
Blanton Museum of Art
The University of Texas at Austin
MLK at Congress
Austin, Texas 78701
 
Sept. 16-Jan. 13, 2013, 1-5 p.m.
Recurs daily.
"This fall, the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin presents The Rules of Basketball, an exhibition of works by contemporary artist Paul Pfeiffer, presented in conjunction with a special display of James Naismith’s "Original Rules of Basket Ball" — the 1891 document that outlined the 13 original rules of the game. In a rare union, the exhibition considers the sport from a historical perspective, and, on a more psychological level, explores the phenomena and spectacle that surround it..." (Click to continue reading)