Featuring over 100 works exploring the intersection of athletics, creativity, and cultural identity as Miami hosts major international sporting events. March 19–September 13, 2026.
(MIAMI, FL — February 12, 2026) — Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) presents Get in the Game: Sports, Art, Culture, on view from March 19 through September 13, 2026. Coinciding with a convergence of major international sporting events in South Florida—including the Miami Open, Formula 1, and FIFA World Cup—the exhibition explores the dynamic interplay between athletic performance, artistic expression, and cultural identity.
First organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and previously presented at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Get in the Game is recontextualized in Miami, a global crossroads where sports and culture shape everyday life. Co-curated by Franklin Sirmans, Sandra and Tony Tamer director at PAMM, and Fabiana A. Sotillo, PAMM Curatorial Assistant, with Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Seph Rodney, and Katy Siegel for SFMOMA, Get in the Game brings together artists from diverse backgrounds such as Emma Amos, Alexandre Arrechea, Ernie Barnes, Andrea Bowers, Miguel Calderón, Derek Fordjour, Carling Jackson, Savanah Leaf, Shaun Leonardo, LeRoy Neiman, Catherine Opie, Gabriel Orozco, Cheryl Pope, Bob Simmons, Tabitha Soren and Hank Willis Thomas, alongside works from PAMM’s permanent collection by Hugh Hayden, Lee Moriarty, and Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno.
“Get in the Game is a chance for us to celebrate the interplay between art and spectacle in the arena of the museum, across the park from the arena. Everybody plays games; many play sports, and we look up to so many of our heroes and heroines who make magic on the pitch, field, and stadium. Some of them become idols who we worship with fandom. But at the end of the day, games and sports are part of our efforts to be human. Sport allows us another space, not unlike museums, in which to find common denominators amongst humans. With Miami’s traditions around fandom and love of sports, we look forward to celebrating sport in a season that will be defined by the Miami Open, Formula 1, and the World Cup,” said Franklin Sirmans, Sandra and Tony Tamer director at PAMM.
“America’s connection to sports is an important part of our nation’s cultural history, and Bank of America is proud to partner with PAMM to help showcase how art can drive these connections locally as Miami extends its role as a global sports hub,” said Gene Schaefer, president, Bank of America Miami.
At PAMM, the exhibition presented by Bank of America is expanded through the inclusion of works from its permanent collection, its timely presentation alongside a slate of major international sporting events, and a robust lineup of public programs, including the launch of an inaugural two-day conference. Together, these elements situate the exhibition within Miami’s dynamic sports culture—from local franchises to international competitions—highlighting how games and competitions can serve as a shared language across generations and audiences.
Featuring more than 100 works across painting, sculpture, photography, video, mixed media, and historic memorabilia such as trading cards, helmets, and sneakers, the show examines how sports shape personal ambition, collective memory, and social exchange. Uniquely organized into thematic sections—some with interactive elements—the show addresses the joys and pains of competition, fandom, and speculation, pushing boundaries within athletics and global participation. The exhibition illuminates how games and competitions are shaped by exchange and diversity, and create common ground across traditions, identities, and rivalries.
Highlights at PAMM include Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s collaboration, Zidane, a 21st century portrait, which follows the French soccer star Zinédine Zidane in real time over the course of a single match, which took place in 2005, filmed by 17 synchronized cameras; a never-before-seen basketball hoop constructed from human hair by Hugh Hayden; and rare drawings by LeRoy Neiman created during his time in South Florida with the Miami Dolphins, including works related to Super Bowl XIX in 1985 and the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
During opening weekend, PAMM will present GAME TIME: Session 1—Dialogues on Art, Sports, and Headlines, taking place March 19–20, 2026. The public program will unite artists, athletes, curators, poets, journalists, and cultural icons for electrifying conversations, performances, live events, and screenings, including the US premiere of On The Line, a documentary exploring the lives of three professional fighters.
- Hanif Abduraqqib (Poet; Cultural Critic)
- Alexandre Arrechea (Artist, Get in the Game)
- Alexandra Cunningham Cameron (Curator of Contemporary Design, Hintz Secretarial Scholar, Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Paul Farber (Director and Co-Founder, Monument Lab; Curator, Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments, Philadelphia Art Museum)
- Tom Farrey (Sports & Society Program Founder and Executive Director, Aspen Institute)
- Nora Halpern (Executive Director, Cultural Olympiad, LA28)
- Desmond Howard (Sportscaster; Former NFL Player)
- Carling Jackson (Artist)
- Thekla Kaischauri (Professional Wrestler; Artist, House Show, MFA St. Petersburg)
- Andrew Kuo (Artist; Host, Cookies Hoops; Contributor, The New York Times)
- Shaun Leonardo (Artist)
- Lee Moriarty (Professional Wrestler; Artist, Get in the Game)
- Najja Moon (Artist; General Manager and Co-founder, The Miami VIS)
- Cheryl Pope (Artist, Get in the Game)
- Vincent Piazza (Actor, Tulsa King; Producer, On The Line)
- Francesco Saviano (Director, On The Line)
- Kelefa Sanneh (Staff Writer, The New Yorker)
- Tabitha Soren (Artist, Get in the Game)
- Franklin Sirmans (Sandra and Tony Tamer Director, PAMM)
- Isaiah Smalls (Founder, The 44 Percent; Reporter, The Miami Herald)
- Felandus Thames (Artist, Get in the Game)
- Dr. Damion Thomas (Supervisory Museum Curator, Professional Sports, Amateur Sports, and Leisure Activities, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History)
- Jake Troyli (Artist, Get in the Game)
- Travis Vogan (Author, The Boxing Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History and LeRoy Neiman: The Life of America’s Most Beloved and Belittled Artist)
- Summer Wheat (Artist)
GAME TIME was incubated by curator and creative director Adam Abdalla (Cultural Counsel, Orange Crush) in collaboration with PAMM, and supported by The Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Foundation.
More GAME TIME participants and a full schedule will be announced on March 2, 2026. To inquire about GAME TIME or request more information, email info@gametimesessions.com.
ABOUT PAMM
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), led by Sandra and Tony Tamer Director Franklin Sirmans, promotes artistic expression and the exchange of ideas, advancing public knowledge and appreciation of art, architecture, and design, and reflecting the diverse community of its pivotal geographic location at the crossroads of the Americas. The 41-year-old South Florida institution, formerly known as Miami Art Museum (MAM), opened a new building, designed by world-renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron, on December 4, 2013 in Downtown Miami’s Maurice A. Ferré Park. The facility is a state-of-the-art model for sustainable museum design and progressive programming and features 200,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor program space with flexible galleries; shaded outdoor verandas; a waterfront restaurant and bar; a museum shop; and an education center with a library, media lab, and classroom spaces.
