What would a basketball game be like without the ebb and flow of two teams, without the roar of the crowd? Like Paul Pfeiffer’s videos. In “Fragment of a Crucifixion (After Francis Bacon),” from 1999, the Charlotte Hornets’ star power forward Larry Johnson rocks back and forth, alone on the court, screaming in victory or agony. In “Race Riot,” hands reach in to brace a fallen Michael Jordan — his iconic jersey, number 23, is blank. They’re small, they’re silent — and they’re just for you, an intimate confrontation with extravaganzas meant for millions.

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Persons: Paul Pfeiffer’s, Francis Bacon, Larry Johnson, Michael Jordan —, ” Pfeiffer, aren’t, extravaganzas Organizations: Museum of Contemporary Art, Charlotte Hornets Locations: United States, Los Angeles, East Harlem, Mexican