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Sarah Morris 1972 (2008) © The artist, Courtesy White Cube

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Olympic Run-up

What is Sport?

26 Jun 2012 - 17 Jul 2012

Beginning in the week that the Olympic torch passes through the city, a short season of screenings and discussions provides a timely opportunity to consider the phenomenon of sport: what is it, why do we participate, what political ends and social roles do sporting mega-events serve?

Tuesday 26th June
Herbert Aquin/Roland Barthes, Of Sport & Men (1961)

Saturday 30th June
Wasteland Twinning, Nottingham Rounders Club

Tuesday 3rd July
Artists Cinema Sarah Morris, 1972 (2008)

Tuesday 10th July
Dolores Martinez, Olympia/Olympiad 1936/1964

Tuesday 17th July
Andy Miah, Citizen Journalism, Political Resistance and London 2012

Nottingham Contemporary’s public programme is jointly funded by Nottingham Trent University and The University of Nottingham.

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Added Wednesday, 20 June, 2012
Sport in the true sense of the word is pushing personal boundries for self and often building strong team spirit and respect. It does cause competition and envy, it does give pride to self to clubs to countrie is it gives you life skills of survival, it helps develop living with failure or not always winning Sport in the true sporting sense is good... but then money becomes involved and a whole new can of worms explodes into the arena. Greed and self importance become the priority factors to success or failure plus drug enhancing products shame the very concept of a 'sporting chance' .
Sheila Ryan

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